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
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