• DocumentCode
    2748509
  • Title

    High-rate photon counting with geiger-mode APDs

  • Author

    Itzler, Mark A. ; Entwistle, Mark ; Jiang, Xudong

  • Author_Institution
    Princeton Lightwave Inc., Cranbury, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    348
  • Lastpage
    349
  • Abstract
    We extend the gate repetition rate of matched delay line transient cancellation to achieve 50 MHz photon counting with low after-pulsing and to study after-pulsing effects in InGaAs/InP Geiger-mode avalanche diodes using sub-nanosecond gated operation.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiodes; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical delay lines; photon counting; Geiger mode APD; InGaAs-InP; after-pulsing effects; avalanche photodiodes; gate repetition rate; high rate photon counting; matched delay line transient cancellation; Delay lines; Detectors; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Logic gates; Photonics; Transient analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110570
  • Filename
    6110570