Silicon Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode arrays for photon-starved imaging

Brian F. Aull

doi:10.1117/12.2179794

13 May 2015 Silicon Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode arrays for photon-starved imaging

Brian F. Aull

Proceedings Volume 9492, Advanced Photon Counting Techniques IX; 94920M (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179794
Event: SPIE Sensing Technology + Applications, 2015, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (GMAPDs) are capable of detecting single photons. They can be operated to directly trigger all-digital circuits, so that detection events are digitally counted or time stamped in each pixel. An imager based on an array of GMAPDs therefore has zero readout noise, enabling quantum-limited sensitivity for photon-starved imaging applications. In this review, we discuss devices developed for 3D imaging, wavefront sensing, and passive imaging.

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Brian F. Aull "Silicon Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode arrays for photon-starved imaging", Proc. SPIE 9492, Advanced Photon Counting Techniques IX, 94920M (13 May 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179794

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