Title :
Bias voltage control of avalanche photo-diode using a window comparator
Author :
Sachidananda, Subash ; Ling, Alexander
Author_Institution :
Centre for Quantum Technol., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
This work aims at controlling the bias voltage of APDs, used for single photon detection, with a micro-controller through pulse height comparison.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; comparators (circuits); microcontrollers; optical control; photodetectors; voltage control; avalanche photodiode; bias voltage control; microcontroller; pulse height; single photon detection; window comparator; Capacitors; Earth; Hardware; Optics; Photonics; Switched-mode power supply; Voltage control; single photon detector; window comparator;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5730-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2011.6000026
