Title :
Current Bias Mode- An Innovative Scheme for Photon Counting Avalanche Photodiodes (APD) Array Operations
Author :
Gu, Yonglin ; Choa, Fow-Sen ; Wu, Stewart ; Wu, Xiucheng ; Yan, Feng ; Su, Peter ; Krainak, Michael A.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Catonsville
Abstract :
We report an innovative scheme that use DC-current bias plus gated-voltage pulses to operate APDs. Such an operation can simplify the problem of breakdown-voltage nonuniformity in large-format APD arrays with excellent single photon detection efficiency.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; breakdown-voltage nonuniformity; current bias mode- an innovative scheme; photon counting avalanche photodiodes (APD) array; single photon detection efficiency; Avalanche photodiodes; Indium gallium arsenide; Optical arrays; Optical attenuators; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Temperature control; Temperature sensors; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382474
