Title :
Hold-off time autotuning for a Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode
Author :
Cronin, D. ; D´Andrea, L. ; Morrison, A.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. Coll. Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
An FPGA-based signal processing unit for "self-tuning" the hold-off time of a Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode\´s (GMAP) active quench and reset circuit (AQRC) is presented. This prototype module eliminates afterpulsing effects in a GMAP using a method based on autocorrelation statistics.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; circuit tuning; correlation methods; signal processing; statistical analysis; FPGA; Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode; active quench circuit; afterpulsing effects; autocorrelation statistics; hold-off time autotuning; reset circuit; signal processing unit; Autocorrelation; Avalanche photodiodes; Charge carriers; Design engineering; Detectors; Educational institutions; Event detection; Field programmable gate arrays; Probability; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548329
