Active quench and reset integrated circuit with novel hold-off time control logic for Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes

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dc.contributor.authorDeng, Shijie
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, Alan P.
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-28T14:14:07Z
dc.date.available2018-06-28T14:14:07Z
dc.date.issued2012-09-15
dc.date.updated2018-06-28T14:08:11Z
dc.description.abstractThis Letter presents an active quench-and-reset circuit for Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (GM-APDs). The integrated circuit was fabricated using a conventional 0.35 μm complementary metal oxide semiconductor process. Experimental results show that the circuit is capable of linearly setting the hold-off time from several nanoseconds to microseconds with a resolution of 6.5 ns. This allows the selection of the optimal afterpulse-free hold-off time for the GM-APD via external digital inputs or additional signal processing circuitry. Moreover, this circuit resets the APD automatically following the end of the hold-off period, thus simplifying the control for the end user. Results also show that a minimum dead time of 28.4 ns is achieved, demonstrating a saturated photon-counting rate of 35.2  Mcounts/s.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationDeng, S. and Morrison, A. P. (2012) 'Active quench and reset integrated circuit with novel hold-off time control logic for Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes', Optics Letters, 37(18), pp. 3876-3878. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.003876en
dc.identifier.doi10.1364/OL.37.003876
dc.identifier.endpage3878en
dc.identifier.issn0146-9592
dc.identifier.issued18en
dc.identifier.journaltitleOptics Lettersen
dc.identifier.startpage3876en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6388
dc.identifier.volume37en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOptical Society of Americaen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Strategic Research Cluster/07/SRC/I1173/IE/SRC PiFAS: Photonics - Integration From Atoms to Systems (PiFAS)/en
dc.relation.urihttp://ol.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-37-18-3876
dc.rights© 2012 Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.en
dc.subjectPhotodetectorsen
dc.subjectAvalanche photodiodes (APDs)en
dc.subjectAvalanche photodiodesen
dc.subjectComplementary metal oxide semiconductorsen
dc.subjectPhoton countingen
dc.subjectSignal processingen
dc.subjectSiliconen
dc.subjectStatisticsen
dc.titleActive quench and reset integrated circuit with novel hold-off time control logic for Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodesen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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