Passive and active quenching of Si avalanche photodiodes at low temperatures

被引：0

作者：

Liang, C ^{[1
]}

Fu, DH ^{[1
]}

Wu, LA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Phys, Lab Opt Phys, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China

来源：

ADVANCED PHOTONIC SENSORS: TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS | 2000年 / 4220卷

关键词：

avalanche photodiode; quenching; Geiger mode; single photon detector;

D O I：

10.1117/12.401674

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：

Silicon avalanche photodiodes operated in the Geiger mode are capable of detecting single photons in the near infrared regime. We have designed and tested two types of quenching circuit, with a dead time of about 1 mus in the passive quenching mode and 60ns in the active quenching mode. The performance of our detectors under various operating temperatures has been investigated, and measurements down to liquid nitrogen temperatures are reported for the first time.

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页码：82 / 87

页数：6