Solid-state single-photon detectors
Solid-state single-photon detectors
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DOI：
10.1117/1.600702
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发表时间：
1996-04-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Lovati, P
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作者：
Zappa, F;Lacaita, AL;Lovati, P
本文综述了几种新型光子计数探测器的研究现状。我们测量了各种商业硅，锗，和InGaAs/InP单光子雪崩二极管（SPAD）在0.8至1.55 μ m的波长范围内的性能。优化的硅器件在800 nm处达到70%的量子效率，并且可以工作到1.1 μ m。然而，锗和InGaAs SPAD的灵敏度分别高达1.4和1.6 μ m，量子效率只有几个百分点。在所有样本中，我们测量到的噪声等效功率小于10（-15）W/Hz（1/2）。与真空管相比，SPAD具有可靠性高、表面粗糙、工作电压低、电子学要求简单等优点。此外，很容易将它们排列成阵列的形式，这在天文学和发光测量中是必需的。此外，我们研究了SPAD锗四传感器的性能。通过使用适当的驱动电子器件，我们避免了像素之间的光学串扰，我们在这里提出了我们的实验的初步结果。(C)1996年，美国光学仪器工程师学会。
This paper reviews the state of the art of some new photon-counting detectors. We measured the performance of various commercial silicon, germanium, and InGaAs/lnP single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) in the 0.8- to 1.55-mu m wavelength range. Optimized silicon devices reach 70% quantum efficiency at 800 nm and can work up to 1.1 mu m. However, germanium and InGaAs SPADs are sensitive up to 1.4 and 1.6 mu m, respectively, with a few percent quantum efficiency. In all samples we measured noise equivalent powers less than 10(-15) W/Hz(1/2). Compared with vacuum tubes, SPADs have different advantages such as reliability, roughness, low voltage and simple electronic requirements. Furthermore, it is easy to arrange them in the form of arrays, which are required in astronomy and luminescence measurements. Moreover we investigated the performance of a SPAD germanium quad sensor. By using proper driving electronics we avoided optical cross-talk between pixels and we present here the preliminary results of our experiments. (C) 1996 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.