• DocumentCode
    2399863
  • Title

    Time-resolved photon counting system based on a Geiger-mode InGaAs/InP APD and a solid immersion lens

  • Author

    Vickers, James S. ; Ispasoiu, Radu ; Cotton, Daniel ; Frank, Jonathan ; Lee, Birk ; Kasapi, Steven

  • Author_Institution
    Optonics Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    27-28 Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    600
  • Abstract
    This paper describes a new time-resolved emission system. The key system features include a highly efficient InGaAs/InP APD run in the Geiger photon counting mode and a solid immersion lens with associated cooling.
  • Keywords
    Geiger counters; avalanche photodiodes; cooling; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; lenses; optical elements; photodetectors; photon counting; time resolved spectra; APD; Geiger-mode; InGaAs-InP; InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode; optical device cooling; solid immersion lens; time-resolved photon counting system; Detectors; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Jitter; Lenses; Photonic band gap; Photonic integrated circuits; Signal resolution; Silicon; Solids;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7888-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2003.1252943
  • Filename
    1252943