Actively quenched single-photon avalanche diode for high repetition rate time-gated photon counting

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-61

  Spinelli, A ^a,c   Davis, L M ^a   Dautet, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EG and G Optoelectronics   (Canada)

^c CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 0003200515     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1146551     Document Type: Article

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