DocumentCode
1988614
Title
Verilog-A modeling of SPAD statistical phenomena
Author
Giustolisi, Gianluca ; Mita, Rosario ; Palumbo, Gaetano
Author_Institution
DIEES, Univ. degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
fYear
2011
fDate
15-18 May 2011
Firstpage
773
Lastpage
776
Abstract
An accurate behavioral model for simulating Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) is introduced. The device operation is described using the Verilog-A description language. The derived model is able to emulate the static, the dynamic behavior and the main statistical effects of a SPAD, such as the turn-off probability, the dark-count and the after-pulsing phenomena. Spectre simulations reveal the validity of the approach.
Keywords
avalanche diodes; hardware description languages; statistical analysis; SPAD statistical phenomena; Verilog-A modeling; after-pulsing phenomena; dark-count phenomena; single-photon avalanche diodes; turn-off probability; Hardware design languages; Integrated circuit modeling; Photonics; Radiation detectors; Schedules; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Rio de Janeiro
ISSN
0271-4302
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9473-6
Electronic_ISBN
0271-4302
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISCAS.2011.5937680
Filename
5937680
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