• DocumentCode
    1493930
  • Title

    Geiger-Mode Operation of Ge-on-Si Avalanche Photodiodes

  • Author

    Lu, Zhiwen ; Kang, Yimin ; Hu, Chong ; Zhou, Qiugui ; Liu, Han-Din ; Campbell, Joe C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    731
  • Lastpage
    735
  • Abstract
    Single-photon detection is reported for Ge-on-Si separate-absorption-charge-multiplication avalanche photodiodes. Single-photon detection efficiency of 14%, dark count rate of 108 s-1, and timing resolution of 117 ps were achieved.
  • Keywords
    Ge-Si alloys; avalanche photodiodes; photodetectors; Geiger-mode operation; avalanche photodiodes; dark count rate; efficiency 14 percent; jitter; photodetectors; separate-absorption-charge-multiplication; single-photon detection; single-photon detection efficiency; time 117 ps; timing resolution; Avalanche photodiodes; Dark current; Electrical engineering; Jitter; Photonics; Silicon; Temperature measurement; Avalanche breakdown; avalanche photodiodes; jitter; photodetectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.2011.2110637
  • Filename
    5749773
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1493930