Title :
Design-oriented simulation of the Photon Detection Efficiency and temporal response of Single Photon Avalanche Diodes
Author :
Gulinatti, Angelo ; Rech, Ivan ; Assanelli, Mattia ; Ghioni, Massimo ; Cova, Sergio D.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron. e Inf., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
We present a physically-based model aimed at calculating the photon detection efficiency (PDE) and the temporal response of a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) with a given structure. A comparison between simulation and experimental results is also reported in order to confirm the model accuracy.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; design oriented simulation; photon detection efficiency; single photon avalanche diodes; temporal response; Absorption; Delay; Detectors; Diodes; Ionization; Probability; Reflection; Silicon; Space charge; Surface waves; Modeling; Photon Counting; Photon Detection Efficiency (PDE); Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD); Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC);
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343243
