Arrays of inP-based avalanche photodiodes for photon counting

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 870-884

  Verghese, Simon ^a,b   Donnelly, Joseph P ^a,b   Duerr, Erik K ^b   McIntosh, K Alex ^b   Chapman, David C ^b   Vineis, Christopher J ^b   Smith, Gary M ^a,b   Funk, Joseph E ^b   Jensen, Katharine Estelle ^b   Hopman, Pablo I ^b   Shaver, David C ^a,b   Aull, Brian F ^a,b   Aversa, Joseph C ^b   Frechette, Jonathan P ^b   Glettler, James B ^b   Liau, Zong Long ^b   Manan, Joseph M ^b   Mahoney, Leonard J ^a,b   Molvar, Karen M ^b   O'Donnell, Frederick J ^b   Oakley, Douglas C ^b   Ouellette, Edward J ^b   Renzi, Matthew J ^b   Tyrrell, Brian M ^a,b   more..

^a IEEE

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avalanche photodiodes (APDs); Geiger mode APD (GM APD); InP; Photon counting; Single photon detection

Indexed keywords

INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROLENSES; WAVELENGTH;

DARK COUNT RATES; GEIGER-MODE APD; PHOTON COUNTING; PHOTON DETECTION EFFICIENCY; SINGLE PHOTON DETECTION;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES;

EID: 34648851365     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2007.904464     Document Type: Article

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