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Single photon avalanches diodes
PhotoniquesTwenty years ago the detection of single photons was little more than a scientific curiosity reserved to a few specialists. Today it is a flourishing field with an ecosystem that extends from university laboratories to large semiconductor manufacturers.
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Limits to the Timing Performance of Single Photon Avalanche Diodes
1995Semiconductors p-n junctions with uniform breakdown voltage are gaining acceptance as single-photon detectors in the visible and near infrared wavelength range in many applications, such as measurements of fast optical signals, laser ranging, Optical TimeDomain Reflectometry and in all cases where fast andlor weak optical signals must be detected1,2 ...
LACAITA, ANDREA LEONARDO +2 more
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Physics and numerical simulation of single photon avalanche diodes
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 1997We present results of the numerical simulation of the transient behavior of shallow junction single photon avalanche diodes (SPAD's). We developed a bidimensional model for above breakdown simulations and show that the initially photogenerated charge density builds up locally by an avalanche multiplication process and then spreads over the entire ...
SOTTOCORNOLA SPINELLI, ALESSANDRO +1 more
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Improving the performance of silicon single-photon avalanche diodes
SPIE Proceedings, 2011Many applications require high performance Single Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPAD) either as single pixels or as small arrays of detectors. Although currently available silicon devices reached remarkable performance, nevertheless further improvements are needed in order to meet the requirements of most demanding time-resolved techniques. In this paper we
GULINATTI, ANGELO +4 more
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Monolithic quenching-and-reset circuit for single-photon avalanche diodes
2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), 2014A novel quenching-and-reset circuit for single-photon avalanche diodes is presented. The circuit has been fabricated in a standard 0.6-um CMOS technology and can operate with detectors biased up to 5 V above breakdown. The circuit functionality has been verified by experimental measurements, showing a programmable hold-off time from 50 ns for reducing ...
GIUSTOLISI, Gianluca +2 more
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Behavioral modeling of statistical phenomena of single‐photon avalanche diodes
International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 2011SUMMARYIn this paper, we present an accurate behavioral model for simulating single‐photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The device operation is described using the Verilog‐A description language, which is an analog extension of the common digital hardware description language.
GIUSTOLISI, Gianluca +2 more
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An integrated active-quenching circuit for single-photon avalanche diodes
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2000We introduce the first integrated active quenching circuit (I-AQC) that drives an avalanche photodiode (APD) above its breakdown voltage, in order to detect single photons. Based on the I-AQC, we developed a compact and versatile photon-counting module suitable for applications in which very weak optical signals have to be detected, as for instance ...
ZAPPA, FRANCO +4 more
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Simulation and Modeling of Single Photon Avalanche Diodes
International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems, 2015A comprehensive SPICE model is developed for single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The model simulates both the static and dynamic behaviors of SPADs. Parameters of the model were extracted form experimental data obtained from SPADs designed and fabricated in a standard 0.5μm CMOS process.
Mohammad Habib Ullah Habib +4 more
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An analysis of the information efficiency of single photon avalanche diodes
2012 IEEE 55th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2012In this work, we model single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) as communication channels. We apply classical Shannon results for a Gaussian channel to typical SPAD circuits. Thus we look at the information rate and the bit energy of the circuit. By considering the noise sources for a generic SPAD sensor we develop the information rate model as a ...
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A self-sustaining Single Photon Avalanche Diode Model
ESSDERC 2022 - IEEE 52nd European Solid-State Device Research Conference (ESSDERC), 2022Sven Rink +14 more
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