• DocumentCode
    1692029
  • Title

    Increased maximum count rates in single-photon avalanche diodes with ultrafast active quenching

  • Author

    Wayne, Michael A. ; Kwiat, Paul G. ; Restelli, Alessandro ; Bienfang, Joshua C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate ultrafast active-quenching techniques in a silicon single-photon avalanche diode, and observe an order of magnitude reduction in afterpulsing, a factor of 1.8 reduction in diode recovery time, and increased maximum count rates.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; elemental semiconductors; photodetectors; photon counting; radiation quenching; silicon; Si; diode recovery time; maximum count rates; pulsing; silicon single-photon avalanche diode; ultrafast active quenching; Avalanche photodiodes; Breakdown voltage; Detectors; Educational institutions; Electric breakdown; Lasers; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6327120
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1692029