Dr. Paul McDonald Profile

Dr. Paul McDonald

Senior Staff Engineer/Researcher at Spectrolab Inc

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 2012 Paper

Single-photon sensitive Geiger-mode ladar cameras

Ping Yuan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Xiaogang Bai, Paul McDonald, Eduardo Labios, Bryan Morris, John Nicholson, Gary Stuart, Harrison Danny

Proceedings Volume 8460, 84601A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.962979

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Cameras, Avalanche photodetectors, Staring arrays, Imaging systems, Readout integrated circuits, Sensors, Short wave infrared radiation, Pulsed laser operation, 3D image processing

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2012 Paper

Development of low excess noise SWIR APDs

Xiaogang Bai, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald, Joseph Boisvert, James Chang, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu, Zhiwen Lu, Qiugui Zhou, Wenlu Sun, Joe Campbell

Proceedings Volume 8353, 83532H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919397

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Short wave infrared radiation, Indium gallium arsenide, Ionization, Silicon, Photodetectors, Infrared radiation, Avalanche photodiodes, Ranging, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2012 Paper

16 channel GHz low noise SWIR photoreceivers

Xiaogang Bai, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald, Joseph Boisvert, James Chang, Robyn Woo, Eduaro Labios, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu, Dion McIntosh, Qiugui Zhou, Joe Campbell

Proceedings Volume 8353, 83532E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919434

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, LIDAR, Short wave infrared radiation, Indium gallium arsenide, Avalanche photodiodes, Ionization, Silicon, Fiber couplers, Doping, Aspheric lenses

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2012 Paper

Three-dimensional imaging with 1.06um Geiger-mode ladar camera

Ping Yuan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Xiaogang Bai, Paul McDonald, Eduardo Labios, Bryan Morris, John Nicholson, Gary Stuart, Harrison Danny, Stephen Van Duyne, Greg Pauls, Stephen Gaalema

Proceedings Volume 8379, 837902 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919797

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Cameras, Staring arrays, Avalanche photodetectors, 3D image processing, Imaging systems, Readout integrated circuits, Short wave infrared radiation, Pulsed laser operation, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2011 Paper

Comparison of 16-channel laser photoreceivers for topographic mapping

Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu, Xiaogang Bai, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald, Joseph Boisvert, Robyn Woo, Kam Wan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Verle Aebi, Derek Sykora, Kenneth Costello

Proceedings Volume 8155, 81551L (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.905149

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Sensors, Receivers, Picosecond phenomena, LIDAR, Signal detection, Quantum efficiency, Silicon, Photomultipliers, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 13 June 2011 Paper

Geiger-mode ladar cameras

Ping Yuan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Xiaogang Bai, Joseph Boisvert, Paul McDonald, Eduardo Labios, Bryan Morris, John Nicholson, Gary Stuart, Harrison Danny, Stephen Van Duyne, Greg Pauls, Stephen Gaalema

Proceedings Volume 8037, 803712 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884346

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Cameras, Avalanche photodetectors, Readout integrated circuits, Sensors, Staring arrays, Pulsed laser operation, Imaging systems, Signal detection, Photodetectors

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 2011 Paper

GHz low noise short wavelength infrared (SWIR) photoreceivers

Xiaogang Bai, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald, Joseph Boisvert, James Chang, Robyn Woo, Eduardo Labios, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu, Dion McIntosh, Qiugui Zhou, Joe Campbell

Proceedings Volume 8037, 803717 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884193

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Ionization, Quantum efficiency, Short wave infrared radiation, Silicon, Indium gallium arsenide, Infrared photography, Infrared radiation, LIDAR, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

Development of low-noise and high-speed SWIR photo receivers

Xiaogang Bai, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald, Joseph Boisvert, Robyn Woo, Kam Wan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu, Dion McIntosh, Qiugui Zhou, Han-din Liu, Joe Campbell

Proceedings Volume 7660, 76603G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849477

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Receivers, Short wave infrared radiation, Avalanche photodiodes, Ionization, Signal to noise ratio, Ranging, Laser applications, Silicon, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 29 April 2010 Paper

32 x 32 Geiger-mode ladar camera

Ping Yuan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Xiaogang Bai, Joseph Boisvert, Paul McDonald, Eduardo Labios, Michael Salisbury, Gary Stuart, Harrison Danny, Angel Portillo, Alric Roybal, Stephen Van Duyne, Greg Pauls, Steve Gaalema

Proceedings Volume 7684, 76840C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.851525

KEYWORDS: Cameras, LIDAR, Avalanche photodetectors, Readout integrated circuits, Staring arrays, Sensors, Picosecond phenomena, Avalanche photodiodes, Short wave infrared radiation, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 29 April 2009 Paper

High-performance InP Geiger-mode SWIR avalanche photodiodes

Ping Yuan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Joseph Boisvert, Xiaogang Bai, Paul McDonald, Takahiro Isshiki, William Hong, Michael Salisbury, Chong Hu, Mingguo Liu, Joe Campbell

Proceedings Volume 7320, 73200P (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.821284

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Ionization, Avalanche photodiodes, LIDAR, Short wave infrared radiation, Doping, Sensors, Photodetectors, Absorption, Stereoscopy

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Proceedings Article | 26 January 2009 Paper

Development of single photon counting sensors operating at short wavelength infrared wavelengths

Joseph Boisvert, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Ping Yuan, Takahiro Isshiki, Paul McDonald

Proceedings Volume 7222, 72221E (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815256

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Staring arrays, Single photon, Avalanche photodetectors, Avalanche photodiodes, Absorption, Short wave infrared radiation, Infrared radiation, Picosecond phenomena, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 2008 Paper

Performance of very low dark current SWIR PIN arrays

Joseph Boisvert, Takahiro Isshiki, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald

Proceedings Volume 6940, 69400L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.781432

KEYWORDS: Diodes, PIN photodiodes, Indium gallium arsenide, Capacitance, Imaging arrays, Short wave infrared radiation, Diffusion, Interfaces, Temperature metrology, Photon counting

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Proceedings Article | 16 April 2008 Paper

Single photon counting Geiger mode InGaAs(P)/InP avalanche photodiode arrays for 3D imaging

Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Ping Yuan, Joseph Boisvert, Paul McDonald, Takahiro Isshiki, Shoghig Mesropian, Ed Labios, Michael Salisbury

Proceedings Volume 6950, 69500N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778278

KEYWORDS: Detector arrays, Photodetectors, Stereoscopy, Avalanche photodetectors, Cameras, Avalanche photodiodes, LIDAR, Staring arrays, Imaging arrays, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 2008 Paper

High efficiency 1.55 µm Geiger-mode single photon counting avalanche photodiodes operating near 0oC

Ping Yuan, Joseph Boisvert, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Takahiro Isshiki, Paul McDonald, Michael Salisbury, Mingguo Liu, Joe Campbell

Proceedings Volume 6900, 69001B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763896

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Avalanche photodiodes, Indium gallium arsenide, Staring arrays, Photodetectors, Doping, Single photon, Quantum cryptography, Infrared imaging, Short wave infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2006 Paper

Characterization of InGaAsP/InP APD arrays for SWIR imaging applications

Joseph Boisvert, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald, Takahiro Isshiki, Andrey Masalykin, Rengarajan Sudharsanan

Proceedings Volume 6214, 62140H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666002

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Data modeling, Imaging arrays, Avalanche photodiodes, Material characterization, Doping, Performance modeling, Short wave infrared radiation, Calibration, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2006 Paper

1 mm APDs in InGaAs with InAlAs and InP multiplication layers: performance characteristics

Paul McDonald, Joseph Boisvert, Takahiro Isshiki, Ping Yuan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan

Proceedings Volume 6206, 620606 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666052

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Indium gallium arsenide, Semiconducting wafers, Surface finishing, Avalanche photodiodes, Epitaxy, Sulfur, Etching, Measurement devices, Absorption

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