Photon Counting with Passive Quenched Silicon Avalanche

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Published: Mar 30, 2018
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optoelectronics, optical detector.

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S. Deachapunya
Department of Physics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
D. Jarukanont
Department of Physics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
P. Panthong
Department of Physics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
S. Chiangga
Department of Physics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Abstract

We investigate the performance of silicon avalanche photodiode (APD) with passive quenching circuit for photon counting in the near-infrared range. The characterizations of an APD colled at -20 °C are described in terms of dark counts, operating temperature and bias-voltage.


Keywords:  optoelectronics, optical detector.


Corresponding author: E-mail: cast@kmitl.ac.th

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Deachapunya, S., Jarukanont, D., Panthong, P., & Chiangga, S. (2018). Photon Counting with Passive Quenched Silicon Avalanche. CURRENT APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1(1), 129–133. retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/cast/article/view/153162
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