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Twenty Years of Rad-Hard K14 SPAD in Space Projects

Sensors, 2015
During last two decades, several photon counting detectors have been developed in our laboratory. One of the most promising detector coming from our group silicon K14 Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) is presented with its valuable features and space ...
Vojtěch Michálek, Ivan Procházka, Josef Blažej   +2 more
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Simulation Study of Silicon-Based Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes with Double Buried Layers and Deep Trench Electrodes

Crystals, 2021
In this paper we present a study of a silicon-based Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) in the near-infrared band with double buried layers and deep trench electrodes fabricated by the complimentary metal–oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology.
Yanyan Du, Bo Li, Xu Wang
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Quenching Circuit and SPAD Integrated in CMOS 65 nm with 7.8 ps FWHM Single Photon Timing Resolution

Instruments, 2018
This paper presents a new quenching circuit (QC) and single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) implemented in TSMC CMOS 65 nm technology. The QC was optimized for single photon timing resolution (SPTR) with a view to an implementation in a 3D digital SiPM ...
Frédéric Nolet, Samuel Parent, Nicolas Roy, Marc-Olivier Mercier, Serge A. Charlebois, Réjean Fontaine, Jean-Francois Pratte   +6 more
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A 72 × 60 Angle-Sensitive SPAD Imaging Array for Lens-less FLIM

Sensors, 2016
We present a 72 × 60, angle-sensitive single photon avalanche diode (A-SPAD) array for lens-less 3D fluorescence lifetime imaging. An A-SPAD pixel consists of (1) a SPAD to provide precise photon arrival time where a time-resolved operation is utilized ...
Changhyuk Lee, Ben Johnson, TaeSung Jung, Alyosha Molnar   +3 more
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Photon-Counting Underwater Wireless Optical Communication by Recovering Clock and Data From Discrete Single Photon Pulses

IEEE Photonics Journal, 2019
To realize a long-distance underwater communication by using low-cost light emitting diode (LED) and single photon avalanche diode (SPAD), we proposed a method for recovering clock and data directly from discrete random pulse sequences output by SPAD. On
Qiurong Yan, Zihang Li, Zhu Hong, Ting Zhan, Yuhao Wang   +4 more
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Design Criteria for InGaAs/InP Single-Photon Avalanche Diode

IEEE Photonics Journal, 2013
We provide a detailed insight on the design of InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) for 1.55- μm photon detection. In order to lower SPAD noise [the dark count rate (DCR)] without lowering photon detection efficiency (PDE) or increasing
Fabio Acerbi, Michele Anti, Alberto Tosi, Franco Zappa   +3 more
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Fast-Gated 16 × 1 SPAD Array for Non-Line-of-Sight Imaging Applications

Instruments, 2020
In this paper we present a novel single-photon detector specifically designed for Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) imaging applications within the framework of the DARPA REVEAL program.
Marco Renna, Ji Hyun Nam, Mauro Buttafava, Federica Villa, Andreas Velten, Alberto Tosi   +5 more
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Indirect Time-of-Flight with GHz Correlation Frequency and Integrated SPAD Reaching Sub-100 µm Precision in 0.35 µm CMOS

Sensors, 2023
The purpose of this work is to prove the suitability of integrated single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD)-based indirect time-of-flight (iTOF) for sub-100 µm precision depth sensing using a correlation approach with GHz modulation frequencies.
Michael Hauser, Horst Zimmermann, Michael Hofbauer   +2 more
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Optimization of Single Photon Avalanche Diode Design Using Surrogate-Reinforcement Learning

IEEE Photonics Journal
This paper presents the optimization of Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) device design parameters using surrogate-assisted reinforcement learning (RL) framework.
Kazi Mohammad Mamun, Nezih Pala, Mst Shamim Ara Shawkat   +2 more
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Compact SPAD-Based Pixel Architectures for Time-Resolved Image Sensors

Sensors, 2016
This paper reviews the state of the art of single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) image sensors for time-resolved imaging. The focus of the paper is on pixel architectures featuring small pixel size (<25 μm) and high fill factor (>20%) as a key ...
Matteo Perenzoni, Lucio Pancheri, David Stoppa   +2 more
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