Title :
Response of geiger mode APDs for different numbers of input photons
Author :
Kang, Y. ; Lo, Y.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., La Jolla, CA
Abstract :
A method that can yield avalanche probabilities for Geiger-mode APDs under different numbers of photon excitation is reported in this paper. A relation between avalanche probability distribution and photon number is derived. The dark count probability as a function of discrimination level at room temperature was measured
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; photodetectors; photoexcitation; photon counting; probability; Geiger mode APDs; avalanche probabilities; dark count probability; discrimination level; photon excitation; photon number;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
