Title :
Time-resolved photon counting system based on a Geiger-mode InGaAs/InP APD and a solid immersion lens
Author :
Vickers, James S. ; Ispasoiu, Radu ; Cotton, Daniel ; Frank, Jonathan ; Lee, Birk ; Kasapi, Steven
Author_Institution :
Optonics Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a new time-resolved emission system. The key system features include a highly efficient InGaAs/InP APD run in the Geiger photon counting mode and a solid immersion lens with associated cooling.
Keywords :
Geiger counters; avalanche photodiodes; cooling; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; lenses; optical elements; photodetectors; photon counting; time resolved spectra; APD; Geiger-mode; InGaAs-InP; InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode; optical device cooling; solid immersion lens; time-resolved photon counting system; Detectors; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Jitter; Lenses; Photonic band gap; Photonic integrated circuits; Signal resolution; Silicon; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1252943
