Single-photon avalanche diodes for the near-infrared range: Detector and circuit issues

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 299-308

  Tosi, Alberto ^a   Dalla Mora, Alberto ^a   Zappa, Franco ^a   Cova, Sergio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Afterpulsing; Avalanche photodiodes; InGaAs; Photon counting; Single photon avalanche diode; SPAD

Indexed keywords

AFTERPULSING; INGAAS; PHOTON COUNTING; SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE; SPAD;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; DIODES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; INFRARED DEVICES; JITTER; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

AVALANCHE DIODES;

EID: 65449153676     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340802263075     Document Type: Article

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