Single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) are essential for photon-based measurements and metrology, enabling measurement comparisons at the few-photon level and facilitating global traceability to the SI. A spatially uniform detector response is crucial for these applications. Here, we report on interference effects in commercially available silicon SPADs that are detrimental to their spatial uniformity. Contrasts as high as 18% are observed, posing problems for metrology and general applications that utilize coherent light and require stable detection efficiencies. We eliminate the device optical window as a contributing interface, isolating likely causes to anti-reflective coatings, the semiconductor surface, and the SPAD's internal structure. We also present results where we leverage this sub-optimal behavior by aligning an incident beam with the position of maximum constructive interference, yielding an effective detection efficiency of 51.1(1.7)% compared to the normal value of 44.3(1)% obtained with the interference suppressed. We anticipate that this work will significantly impact the continuing development of these devices, the methods for characterizing them, and their use in accurate measurements.
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Univ Maryland, Syst Res Inst, Fischell Dept Bioengn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Wood IP LLC, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 USAUniv Maryland, Syst Res Inst, Fischell Dept Bioengn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Dandin, Marc
Habib, Mohammad Habib Ullah
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Univ Tennessee, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Knoxville, TN 37996 USAUniv Maryland, Syst Res Inst, Fischell Dept Bioengn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Habib, Mohammad Habib Ullah
Nouri, Babak
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Univ Maryland, Syst Res Inst, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
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Nouri, Babak
Abshire, Pamela
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Abshire, Pamela
McFarlane, Nicole
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Ren, Yongxiong
Liu, Cong
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Tur, Moshe
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Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Elect Engn, IL-69978 Ramat Aviv, IsraelUniv Southern Calif, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
Tur, Moshe
Boyd, Robert W.
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Wood IP LLC, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 USAUniv Maryland, Syst Res Inst, Fischell Dept Bioengn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Dandin, Marc
Habib, Mohammad Habib Ullah
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Univ Tennessee, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Knoxville, TN 37996 USAUniv Maryland, Syst Res Inst, Fischell Dept Bioengn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Habib, Mohammad Habib Ullah
Nouri, Babak
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Univ Maryland, Syst Res Inst, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Alchemy Partners PC, Centreville, VA 20120 USAUniv Maryland, Syst Res Inst, Fischell Dept Bioengn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Nouri, Babak
Abshire, Pamela
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Univ Maryland, Syst Res Inst, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, College Pk, MD 20742 USAUniv Maryland, Syst Res Inst, Fischell Dept Bioengn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Abshire, Pamela
McFarlane, Nicole
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Univ Tennessee, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Knoxville, TN 37996 USAUniv Maryland, Syst Res Inst, Fischell Dept Bioengn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
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Univ Southern Calif, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
FutureWei Technol Inc, Santa Clara, CA 95050 USAUniv Southern Calif, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
Ren, Yongxiong
Liu, Cong
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Tur, Moshe
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Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Elect Engn, IL-69978 Ramat Aviv, IsraelUniv Southern Calif, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
Tur, Moshe
Boyd, Robert W.
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Willner, Alan E.
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