Title :
Spectral analysis of the current of avalanche photodiodes working in the Geiger mode
Author :
Cavalcanti, Maria Daniela Santabaia ; Mendonça, Fabio Alencar ; Ramos, Rubens Viana
Author_Institution :
Electron. Eng. Course, Univ. of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil
Abstract :
In this work, a theoretical and experimental spectral analysis of the photocurrent of an avalanche photodiode working in the Geiger mode is realized. Passive and gated quenching are considered. In particular, it is shown that the probability of an avalanche to be fired can be measured using the spectrum analyzer.
Keywords :
Geiger counters; avalanche photodiodes; photoemission; radiation quenching; spectral analysis; Geiger mode; avalanche photodiode; gated quenching; passive quenching; photocurrent spectral analysis; Avalanche photodiodes; Spectral analysis; Single-photon detectors; avalanche photodiode; spectrum analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference (IMOC), 2009 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Belem
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5356-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1679-4389
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.2009.5427489
