Characterization of a Commercially Available Large Area, High Detection Efficiency Single-Photon Avalanche Diode

被引：41

作者：

Stipcevic, Mario ^{[1
,2
]}

Wang, Daqing ^{[3
]}

Ursin, Rupert ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA

[2] Duke Univ, Dept Phys, Durham, NC 27708 USA

[3] Austrian Acad Sci, Inst Quantum Opt & Quantum Informat, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

来源：

JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY | 2013年 / 31卷 / 23期

关键词：

Photonics; Temperature measurement; Detectors; Voltage control; Frequency measurement; Measurement by laser beam; Temperature distribution; quantum detectors; Photodetectors; photodiodes; quantum communication;

D O I：

10.1109/JLT.2013.2286422

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

We characterize a new commercial, back-illuminated reach-through silicon single-photon avalanche photo diode (SPAD) SAP500 (Laser Components. Inc.), operated in Geiger-mode for purpose of photon counting. We show that for this sensor a significant interplay exists between dark counts, detection efficiency, afterpulsing, excess voltage and operating temperature, sometimes requiring a careful optimization tailored for a specific application. We find that a large flat plateau of sensitive area of about 0.5mmin diameter, a peak quantum efficiency of 73% at 560 nm and timing precision down to 150 ps full-width at half-maximum are the main distinguishing characteristics of this SPAD.

引用

页码：3591 / 3596

页数：6

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