185 MHz Count Rate, 139 dB Dynamic Range Single-Photon Avalanche Diode with Active Quenching Circuit in 130 nm CMOS Technology
Andreas Eisele, Robert Henderson, B. Schmidtke, Tobias Funk, Lindsay A. Grant, Justin Richardson, W. Freude
Abstract
Single-photon avalanche diodes with active and passive quenching circuits are fabricated on a 130 nm CMOS platform and analyzed with respect to saturation behavior at high photon rates.
Topics & Concepts
CMOSAvalanche photodiodeSingle-photon avalanche diodeOptoelectronicsDiodeAvalanche diodeQuenching (fluorescence)Materials scienceDynamic rangePhysicsElectrical engineeringOpticsDetectorFluorescenceEngineeringVoltageBreakdown voltageAdvanced Optical Sensing TechnologiesAnalytical Chemistry and SensorsAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques