• DocumentCode
    2301969
  • Title

    Single photon counting detectors in action: Retrospect and prospect

  • Author

    Cova, Sergio ; Ghioni, Massimo ; Zappa, Franco ; Gulinatti, Angelo ; Rech, Ivan ; Tosi, Alberto

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Elettron. e Inf., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2010
  • Firstpage
    177
  • Lastpage
    178
  • Abstract
    Single photon counting (SPC) techniques, which were devised and developed over decades relying on Photomultiplier tubes (PMT), gained new impulse from silicon single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The relative merits of PMTs and SPADs as workhorses for experimenters are assessed and prospects of new SPAD developments are outlined. Trends and prospects of development of integrated SPAD arrays are also discussed.
  • Keywords
    avalanche diodes; integrated optoelectronics; optical arrays; photodetectors; photomultipliers; photon counting; integrated SPAD arrays; photomultiplier tubes; silicon single-photon avalanche diodes; single photon counting detectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO
  • ISSN
    -
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5368-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    -
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698816
  • Filename
    5698816
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2301969