DocumentCode
3131381
Title
Recent advances in silicon single photon avalanche diodes and their applications
Author
Ghioni, Massimo ; Gulinatti, Angelo ; Rech, Ivan ; Cova, Sergio
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, Milan
fYear
2006
fDate
Oct. 2006
Firstpage
719
Lastpage
720
Abstract
Recent advances in silicon single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) and associate electronics for photon counting and timing up to 1mum wavelength are outlined. Significant examples of recent applications of single SPAD detectors and SPAD arrays are reviewed
Keywords
avalanche diodes; elemental semiconductors; photodetectors; photon counting; silicon; SPAD arrays; SPAD detectors; Si; photon counting; review; silicon single photon avalanche diodes; CMOS technology; Circuits; Fabrication; Infrared detectors; Photonics; Semiconductor diodes; Sensor arrays; Silicon; Temperature; Timing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN
0-7803-9555-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278934
Filename
4054386
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