Title :
Reduce afterpulsing of single photon avalanche diodes using passive quenching with active recharge
Author :
Liu, Mingguo ; Hu, Chong ; Campbell, Joe C. ; Pan, Zhong ; Tashima, Mark M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville
Abstract :
We report a new quenching circuit for single photon avalanche diodes that passively quenches avalanche current and actively recharges the device. Afterpulsing can be reduced by minimizing the stray capacitance of the package to reduce the total charge flow during avalanche.
Keywords :
avalanche diodes; radiation quenching; passive quenching; single photon avalanche diodes; stray capacitance; Capacitance; Capacitors; Circuit testing; Delay effects; Diodes; Optical amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Resistors; Switches; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382472
