Fast Avalanche Photodiode Detectors for the Superconducting Super Collider

1993 ◽  
Vol 302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Vasile ◽  
Jeffrey S. Gordon ◽  
Richard Farrell ◽  
Michael R. Squillante
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Avalanche Photodiode ◽  
Radiation Detectors ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Secondary Products ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Super Collider ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Geiger Mode ◽  
Scintillating Fiber

ABSTRACTThe tracking of high energy, secondary products in the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) presents challenging sensitivity and timing requirements for the scintillating fiber converters and the optical radiation detectors planned for use as signal readouts. Silicon Avalanche Photodiodes (APD) are very promising detectors which may ultimately meet these requirements.We have designed and manufactured 1 mm2 APDs, to be operated in Geiger mode as single photon detectors for the SSC. The progress on decreasing the APD response time by platinum doping, device thinning and external avalanche quenching is reported.

InP-Based Single-Photon Detectors and Geiger-Mode APD Arrays for Quantum Communications Applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xudong Jiang ◽  
Mark Itzler ◽  
Kevin ODonnell ◽  
Mark Entwistle ◽  
Mark Owens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Quantum Communications ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Geiger Mode

scholarly journals Unconventional Applications of Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1198
Author(s):  
Tomas Polakovic ◽  
Whitney Armstrong ◽  
Goran Karapetrov ◽  
Zein-Eddine Meziani ◽  
Valentine Novosad
Keyword(s):  
High Energy Physics ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Particle Detection ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire ◽  
Energy Physics

Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors are becoming a dominant technology in quantum optics and quantum communication, primarily because of their low timing jitter and capability to detect individual low-energy photons with high quantum efficiencies. However, other desirable characteristics, such as high detection rates, operation in cryogenic and high magnetic field environments, or high-efficiency detection of charged particles, are underrepresented in literature, potentially leading to a lack of interest in other fields that might benefit from this technology. We review the progress in use of superconducting nanowire technology in photon and particle detection outside of the usual areas of physics, with emphasis on the potential use in ongoing and future experiments in nuclear and high energy physics.

Range accuracy limitation of pulse ranging systems based on Geiger mode single-photon detectors

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (29) ◽  
pp. 5561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Wang ◽  
Yuan Zhao ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Xiudong Sun
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Geiger Mode

Geiger-Mode APD Single Photon Detectors

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Itzler ◽  
Xudong Jiang ◽  
Rafael Ben-Michael ◽  
Bruce Nyman ◽  
Krystyna Slomkowski
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Geiger Mode

FPGA-Based TDC for Single-Photon Intensity Interferometry

2016 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 1641016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Sinclair ◽  
Genady Pilyavsky ◽  
Edward Schroeder ◽  
Philip Mauskopf
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Linear Mode ◽  
Avalanche Diodes ◽  
Photon Intensity ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Field Programmable ◽  
Geiger Mode ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Intensity Interferometer

A prototype intensity interferometer readout for single-photon detectors is presented as a time-to-digital converter (TDC) implemented on a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). We briefly discuss the history and scientific motivations for the instrument. A comparison is drawn between the use of photomultiplier tubes in linear mode and single-photon avalanche diodes (SPAD) in Geiger mode. Different FPGA-based TDC configurations are discussed. We describe the design and implementation of a four-phase FPGA-based TDC. The paper concludes with the application of the design to investigate SPAD after-pulsing and a description of future work.

scholarly journals Design and implementation of silicon single-photon avalanche photodiode modeling tool for QKD systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 3870
Author(s):  
Adil Fadhil Mushatet ◽  
Ahmed Ismael Khaleel ◽  
Shelan Khasro Tawfeeq
Keyword(s):  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Number ◽  
Simulated Data ◽  
Avalanche Photodiode ◽  
Single Photon Detection ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Photon Detection ◽  
Modeling Process ◽  
Single Photon Detectors

Single-photon detection concept is the most crucial factor that determines the performance of quantum key distribution (QKD) systems. In this paper, a simulator with time domain visualizers and configurable parameters using continuous time simulation approach is presented for modeling and investigating the performance of single-photon detectors operating in Gieger mode at the wavelength of 830 nm. The widely used C30921S silicon avalanche photodiode was modeled in terms of avalanche pulse, the effect of experiment conditions such as excess voltage, temperature and average photon number on the photon detection efficiency, dark count rate and afterpulse probability. This work shows a general repeatable modeling process for significant performance evaluation. The most remarkable result emerged from the simulated data generated and detected by commercial devices is that the modeling process provides guidance for single-photon detectors design and characterization. The validation and testing results of the single-photon avalanche detectors (SPAD) simulator showed acceptable results with the theoretical and experimental results reported in related references and the device's data sheets.

FIB-SEM as a tool for characterizing single-photon detectors

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Vilà ◽  
Juan Trenado ◽  
Albert Comerma ◽  
David Gascon ◽  
Anna Arbat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors
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