A picosecond time-resolved photoluminescence microscope with detection at wavelengths greater than 1500 nm

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2325-2329

  Smith, J M ^a   Hiskett, P A ^a   Gontijo, I ^a,b   Purves, L ^a   Buller, G S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of California   (United States)

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EID: 0035338134     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1366635     Document Type: Article

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16. 3; efractive index of semiconductor=3.5; objective lens NA=0.4; and SPAD detection efficiency=8%.