• DocumentCode
    2102104
  • 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
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    21-25 Oct. 2007
  • Firstpage
    449
  • Lastpage
    450
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0925-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1092-8081
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382472
  • Filename
    4382472
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2102104