Active quench and reset integrated circuit with novel hold-off time control logic for Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes
dc.contributor.author | Deng, Shijie | |
dc.contributor.author | Morrison, Alan P. | |
dc.contributor.funder | Science Foundation Ireland | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-28T14:14:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-28T14:14:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-09-15 | |
dc.date.updated | 2018-06-28T14:08:11Z | |
dc.description.abstract | This 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.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.description.version | Accepted Version | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Deng, 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.37.003876 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1364/OL.37.003876 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 3878 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0146-9592 | |
dc.identifier.issued | 18 | en |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | Optics Letters | en |
dc.identifier.startpage | 3876 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/6388 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 37 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Optical Society of America | en |
dc.relation.project | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Strategic Research Cluster/07/SRC/I1173/IE/SRC PiFAS: Photonics - Integration From Atoms to Systems (PiFAS)/ | en |
dc.relation.uri | http://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.subject | Photodetectors | en |
dc.subject | Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) | en |
dc.subject | Avalanche photodiodes | en |
dc.subject | Complementary metal oxide semiconductors | en |
dc.subject | Photon counting | en |
dc.subject | Signal processing | en |
dc.subject | Silicon | en |
dc.subject | Statistics | en |
dc.title | Active quench and reset integrated circuit with novel hold-off time control logic for Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes | en |
dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |