A geiger-mode APD photon counting system with adjustable dead-time and interchangeable detector

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dc.contributor.authorDeng, Shijie
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Declan
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, Alan P.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-28T14:32:05Z
dc.date.available2018-06-28T14:32:05Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-01
dc.date.updated2018-06-28T14:26:51Z
dc.description.abstractA Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (GM-APD) photon counting system is presented in this letter. The system provides a maximum counting rate of 35 Mcounts/s and is capable of directly displaying the counting rate and data logging to a PC. In this system, the detector can be easily changed to enhance its usefulness in different applications. A novel active quench and reset integrated circuit (AQR-IC) is designed for the system with adjustable hold-off time from several nanoseconds up to 1.6 μs with a setting resolution of ~6.5 ns. This facilitates optimal performance when using different types of APDs. The AQR-IC also registers each avalanche event as a TTL pulse that is processed by a microcontroller to calculate the photon-counting rate. The microcontroller can be interfaced with a PC over USB to record the measured data and to allow further processing. Software was also written to calculate the photon-counting rate, display the results and save the data to files.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationDeng, S., Gordon, D. and Morrison, A. P. (2016) 'A Geiger-Mode APD Photon Counting System With Adjustable Dead-Time and Interchangeable Detector', IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 28(1), pp. 99-102. doi: 10.1109/LPT.2015.2487342en
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/LPT.2015.2487342
dc.identifier.endpage102en
dc.identifier.issn1041-1135
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIEEE Photonics Technology Lettersen
dc.identifier.startpage99en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6389
dc.identifier.volume28en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)en
dc.relation.urihttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7289373/
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dc.subjectGeiger-mode avalanche photodiodeen
dc.subjectSingle photon countingen
dc.subjectAdjustable dead-timeen
dc.subjectPhoton-counting systemen
dc.subjectPhotonicsen
dc.subjectCathodesen
dc.subjectRadiation detectorsen
dc.subjectIntegrated circuitsen
dc.subjectGraphical user interfacesen
dc.subjectDetectorsen
dc.subjectAvalanche photodiodesen
dc.subjectIntegrated optoelectronicsen
dc.subjectPhotodetectorsen
dc.subjectPhoton countingen
dc.titleA geiger-mode APD photon counting system with adjustable dead-time and interchangeable detectoren
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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