New frontiers in time-domain diffuse optics, a review

A Pifferi, D Contini, AD Mora, A Farina… - … of biomedical optics, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The recent developments in time-domain diffuse optics that rely on physical concepts (eg,
time-gating and null distance) and advanced photonic components (eg, vertical cavity …

Time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy and imaging using solid-state detectors: Characteristics, present status, and research challenges

M Alayed, MJ Deen - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Diffuse optical spectroscopy (DOS) and diffuse optical imaging (DOI) are emerging non-
invasive imaging modalities that have wide spread potential applications in many fields …

SPAD pixel with sub-ns dead-time for high-count rate applications

F Severini, I Cusini, D Berretta… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) exploitation in high-flux applications is often
hindered by the trade-off between the SPAD dead-time and afterpulsing probability. In this …

Large-area, fast-gated digital SiPM with integrated TDC for portable and wearable time-domain NIRS

E Conca, V Sesta, M Buttafava, F Villa… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the design and characterization of a large-area, fast-gated, all-digital single-
photon detector with programmable active area, internal gate generator, and time-todigital …

Fast silicon photomultiplier improves signal harvesting and reduces complexity in time-domain diffuse optics

AD Mora, E Martinenghi, D Contini, A Tosi, G Boso… - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
We present a proof of concept prototype of a time-domain diffuse optics probe exploiting a
fast Silicon PhotoMultiplier (SiPM), featuring a timing resolution better than 80 ps, a fast tail …

Time-gated single-photon detection module with 110 ps transition time and up to 80 MHz repetition rate

M Buttafava, G Boso, A Ruggeri… - Review of scientific …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
We present the design and characterization of a complete single-photon counting module
capable of time-gating a silicon single-photon avalanche diode with ON and OFF transition …

Time-resolved diffuse optical tomography using fast-gated single-photon avalanche diodes

A Puszka, L Di Sieno, AD Mora, A Pifferi… - Biomedical optics …, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We present the first experimental results of reflectance Diffuse Optical Tomography (DOT)
performed with a fast-gated single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) coupled to a time …

Nanosecond gating of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors using cryogenic bias circuitry

T Hummel, A Widhalm, JP Höpker, KD Jöns… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) show near unity efficiency,
low dark count rate, and short recovery time. Combining these characteristics with temporal …

Time-gated single-photon detection in time-domain diffuse optics: a review

A Dalla Mora, L Di Sieno, R Re, A Pifferi, D Contini - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
This work reviews physical concepts, technologies and applications of time-domain diffuse
optics based on time-gated single-photon detection. This particular photon detection …

Fast fully-integrated front-end circuit to overcome pile-up limits in time-correlated single photon counting with single photon avalanche diodes

G Acconcia, A Cominelli, M Ghioni, I Rech - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC) is an essential tool in many scientific
applications, where the recording of optical pulses with picosecond precision is required …