SPADs and SiPMs arrays for long-range high-speed light detection and ranging (LiDAR)

F Villa, F Severini, F Madonini, F Zappa - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is a 3D imaging technique, widely used in many
applications such as augmented reality, automotive, machine vision, spacecraft navigation …

Physics and technology of time-of-flight PET detectors

DR Schaart - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The imaging performance of clinical positron emission tomography (PET) systems has
evolved impressively during the last∼ 15 years. A main driver of these improvements has …

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 …

Statistical modelling of SPADs for time-of-flight LiDAR

A Incoronato, M Locatelli, F Zappa - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Time-of-Flight (TOF) based Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is a widespread technique
for distance measurements in both single-spot depth ranging and 3D mapping. Single …

[HTML][HTML] Time-resolved single-photon detection module based on silicon photomultiplier: A novel building block for time-correlated measurement systems

E Martinenghi, L Di Sieno, D Contini… - Review of Scientific …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We present the design and preliminary characterization of the first detection module based
on Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) tailored for single-photon timing applications. The aim of …

Single-photon detectors modeling and selection criteria for high-background LiDAR

K Pasquinelli, R Lussana, S Tisa, F Villa… - IEEE Sensors …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vision systems capable of acquiring both two-dimensional and three-dimensional
information through Light Detection And Ranging are assuming ever-increasing importance …

SiPMs and examples of applications for low light detection in particle and astroparticle physics

LP Rignanese, P Antonioli, R Preghenella… - La Rivista del Nuovo …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) have emerged as leading photon detectors in
experimental physics since their introduction in the late 1990s. With performance …

Statistical analysis of silicon photomultiplier output signals

Z Kolka, P Barcik, V Biolkova - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Silicon photomultipliers are relatively new devices designed as a matrix of single-photon
avalanche detectors, which have become popular for their miniature dimensions and low …

Compact Back-End Electronics with Temperature Compensation and Efficient Data Management for In Situ SiPM-Based Radiation Detection

NEJ Dixon, SD Monk, J Graham, D Cheneler - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
A compact back-end interface for silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) implementing Zener diode-
based temperature compensation has been developed for the remote detection of beta and …

A new simple and effective procedure for SiPM electrical parameter extraction

D Marano, G Bonanno, S Garozzo, A Grillo… - IEEE Sensors …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are emerging semiconductor-based photosensors,
addressing the challenge of low-light detection down to the single-photon counting level. A …