Single photon avalanche diodes:: Towards the large bidimensional arrays

作     者：Privitera, Simona Tudisco, Salvatore Lanzano, Luca Musumeci, Francesco Pluchino, Alessandro Scordino, Agata Campisi, Angelo Cosentino, Luigi Finocchiaro, Paolo Condorelli, Giovanni Mazzillo, Massimo Lombardo, Salvo Sciacca, Emilio 

作者机构：Ist Nazl Fis Nucl Lab Nazl Sud I-95125 Catania Italy Univ Catania DMFCI Dip Met Chim Fis Ing I-95125 Catania Italy Univ Catania Dip Fis Astron I-95125 Catania Italy ST Microelect R&D I-95100 Catania Italy IMM CNR I-95100 Catania Italy 

出 版 物：《SENSORS》 (传感器)

年 卷 期：2008年第8卷第8期

页      面：4636-4655页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 071010[理学-生物化学与分子生物学] 0808[工学-电气工程] 07[理学] 0804[工学-仪器科学与技术] 0703[理学-化学] 

主　　题：single photon avalanche photodiode silicon photomultiplier photon detection efficiency timing afterpulsing cross-talk 2D array 

摘      要：Single photon detection is one of the most challenging goals of photonics. In recent years, the study of ultra-fast and/or low-intensity phenomena has received renewed attention from the academic and industrial communities. Intense research activity has been focused on bio-imaging applications, bio-luminescence, bio-scattering methods, and, more in general, on several applications requiring high speed operation and high timing resolution. In this paper we present design and characterization of bi-dimensional arrays of a next generation of single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). Single photon sensitivity, dark noise, afterpulsing and timing resolution of the single SPAD have been examined in several experimental conditions. Moreover, the effects arising from their integration and the read-out mode have also been deeply investigated.