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Towards picosecond resolution with single-photon avalanche diodes
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Avalanche p–n photodiodes with uniform breakdown over the junction area are known to be capable of single-photon detection. An experimental study has been performed on the temporal resolution of these single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) in measurements of the shape of ultrashort light pulses. By using an active-quenching circuit, pulsed operation of the device has been obtained in accurately controlled conditions, avoiding spurious effects met in previous passive-quenching circuits. Laser pulses with durations down to 150 ps FWHM have been used; the results obtained show that the resolution is remarkably better than this value. Performances and limitations of SPADs are discussed; temporal resolutions of a few tens of picoseconds may be expected.
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- Authors
- Cova, S., Longoni, A., & Andreoni, A.
- Venue
- Review of Scientific Instruments
- Publisher
- AIP Publishing
- Published
- 1981-03-01
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 408-412
- ISSN
- 0034-6748 (ISSN-L)
- 1089-7623
- OpenAlex
- W2029106456
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- 219
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 15.30
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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