A time-integration based quenching circuit for Geiger-mode avalanche diodes

Author

Vignetti, M.M. ; Calmon, F. ; Cellier, R. ; Pittet, P. ; Quiquerez, L. ; Savoy-Navarro, A.

Author_Institution

Inst. des Nanotechnol. de Lyon, Univ. de Lyon, Lyon, France

fYear

2015

fDate

7-10 June 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this paper, a time-integration based passive quenching - active recharge circuit for Geiger-mode avalanche diodes has been proposed with the aim of minimizing the avalanche charge and providing a hold-off time tunable within wide range. These are indeed important features to be taken into account in the design of the avalanche diode quenching - reset electronics. Furthermore a hold-off time tunable within a wide range is typically desirable in every application where a full characterization of the device dark count rate is required. A correct operation of the proposed circuit, designed in a commercial High-Voltage CMOS 0.35um technology, is assessed through circuit simulations as well as Monte Carlo analysis in the Cadence Environment.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; Monte Carlo methods; avalanche diodes; integrated circuit design; radiation quenching; CMOS technology; Geiger-mode avalanche diodes; Monte Carlo analysis; active recharge circuit; hold-off time tunable; passive quenching; size 0.35 mum; time-integration based quenching circuit; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Inverters; Monte Carlo methods; Photonics; Threshold voltage; Transistors; Geiger-mode; active recharge circuit; after-pulsing; avalanche diode; dark count rate; hold-off time; quenching circuit; tunable hold-off time;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS), 2015 IEEE 13th International

Conference_Location

Grenoble

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEWCAS.2015.7182007

Filename

7182007