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Photomultiplication and excess noise measurements have been undertaken on two 4H-SiC avalanche photodiodes (APDs) using 244-nm light and 325-nm light. The structures are APDs with separate absorption and multiplication regions having multiplication regions of 2.74 and 0.58 , respectively. Pure injection conditions in the thicker device permit the measurement of pure-hole-initiated photomultiplication...