Large area silicon photomultipliers allow extreme depth penetration in time-domain diffuse optics

E. Martinenghi; A. Dalla Mora; L. Di Sieno; S. Konugolu Venkata Sekar; D. Contini; A. Pifferi

doi:10.1109/PRIME.2016.7519458

Large area silicon photomultipliers allow extreme depth penetration in time-domain diffuse optics

E. Martinenghi
, A. Dalla Mora
, L. Di Sieno
, S. Konugolu Venkata Sekar
, D. Contini
, A. Pifferi

Polytechnic University of Milan

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Abstract

We present the design of a novel single-photon timing module, based on a Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) featuring a collection area of 9 mm2. The module performs Single-Photon Timing Resolution of about 140 ps, thus being suitable for diffuse optics application. The small size of the instrument (5 cm × 4 cm × 10 cm) allows placing it directly in contact with the sample under investigation, maximizing that way the signal harvesting. Thanks to that, it is possible to increase the source detector distance up to 6 cm or more, therefore enhancing the penetration depth up to an impressive value of 4 cm and paving the way to the exploration of the deepest human body structures in a completely non-invasive approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509004935
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PRIME.2016.7519458
Publication status	Published - 22 Jul 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 27 Jun 2016 → 30 Jun 2016

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Name	2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016

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Conference	12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	27/06/16 → 30/06/16

Keywords

Silicon Photomultipliers
Time Domain Diffuse Optics
Time-Correlated Single-Photon Counting

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Martinenghi, E., Dalla Mora, A., Di Sieno, L., Sekar, S. K. V., Contini, D., & Pifferi, A. (2016). Large area silicon photomultipliers allow extreme depth penetration in time-domain diffuse optics. In 2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016 Article 7519458 (2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PRIME.2016.7519458

Martinenghi, E. ; Dalla Mora, A. ; Di Sieno, L. et al. / Large area silicon photomultipliers allow extreme depth penetration in time-domain diffuse optics. 2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. (2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016).

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Martinenghi, E, Dalla Mora, A, Di Sieno, L, Sekar, SKV, Contini, D & Pifferi, A 2016, Large area silicon photomultipliers allow extreme depth penetration in time-domain diffuse optics. in 2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016., 7519458, 2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016, Lisbon, Portugal, 27/06/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/PRIME.2016.7519458

Large area silicon photomultipliers allow extreme depth penetration in time-domain diffuse optics. / Martinenghi, E.; Dalla Mora, A.; Di Sieno, L. et al.
2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. 7519458 (2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016).

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Martinenghi E, Dalla Mora A, Di Sieno L, Sekar SKV, Contini D, Pifferi A. Large area silicon photomultipliers allow extreme depth penetration in time-domain diffuse optics. In 2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2016. 7519458. (2016 12th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2016). doi: 10.1109/PRIME.2016.7519458

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