SPAD-array photoresponse is increased by a factor 35 by use of a microlens array concentrator

Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 324-325

  Randone, Enrico ^a   Martini, Giuseppe ^a   Fathi, Mohammad ^a   Donati, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION SENSITIVITY; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; PHOTORESPONSES; SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DETECTORS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

MICROLENSES;

EID: 72549083399     PISSN: 10928081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343222     Document Type: Conference Paper

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