Ultra-low noise single-photon detector based on Si avalanche photodiode

YS Kim, YC Jeong, S Sauge, V Makarov… - Review of scientific …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
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Ultrahigh-sensitivity single-photon detection with linear-mode silicon avalanche photodiode

M Akiba, K Tsujino, M Sasaki - Optics letters, 2010 - opg.optica.org
We developed an ultrahigh-sensitivity single-photon detector using a linear-mode
avalanche photodiode (APD) with a cryogenic low-noise readout circuit; the APD is operated …

Efficient photon number detection with silicon avalanche photodiodes

O Thomas, ZL Yuan, JF Dynes, AW Sharpe… - Applied Physics …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate an efficient photon number detector for visible wavelengths using a silicon
avalanche photodiode. Under subnanosecond gating, the device is able to resolve up to …

Advantages of gated silicon single-photon detectors

T Lunghi, E Pomarico, C Barreiro, D Stucki… - Applied …, 2012 - opg.optica.org
We present a gated silicon single-photon detector based on a commercially available
avalanche photodiode. Our detector achieves a photon-detection efficiency of 45±5% at 808 …

Low-cost and compact single-photon counter based on a CMOS SPAD smart pixel

G Boso, M Buttafava, F Villa… - IEEE Photonics …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a single-photon counter based on a silicon single-photon avalanche diode
(SPAD) fabricated in a 0.35-μm CMOS technology. The detector is monolithically integrated …

Silicon single-photon avalanche diodes with nano-structured light trapping

K Zang, X Jiang, Y Huo, X Ding, M Morea… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Silicon single-photon avalanche detectors are becoming increasingly significant in research
and in practical applications due to their high signal-to-noise ratio, complementary metal …

Room-temperature waveguide-coupled silicon single-photon avalanche detectors

A Govdeli, JN Straguzzi, Z Yong, Y Lin, X Luo… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Single photon detection is important for a wide range of low-light applications, including
quantum information processing, spectroscopy, and light detection and ranging (LiDAR). A …

Avalanche photodiodes for near-infrared photon counting

SD Cova, AL Lacaita, F Zappa… - … in Fluorescence Sensing …, 1995 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We report the photon-counting and timing performance of various Single-Photon Avalanche
Diodes (SPADs) employed to detect single photons in the near-infrared wavelength range …

Low-noise single-photon avalanche diodes in 0.25 μm high-voltage CMOS technology

FZ Hsu, JY Wu, SD Lin - Optics Letters, 2013 - opg.optica.org
By using 0.25 μm high-voltage CMOS technology, we have designed and fabricated a
structure of single-photon detectors. The new single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) has (to …

Free-running InGaAs∕ InP avalanche photodiode with active quenching for single photon counting at telecom wavelengths

RT Thew, D Stucki, JD Gautier, H Zbinden… - Applied Physics …, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
We present an In Ga As∕ In P avalanche photodiode with an active quenching circuit on an
application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that is capable of operating in both gated and …