Photon counting with passively quenched germanium avalanche

P. C.M. Owens; J. G. Rarity; P. R. Tapster; D. Knight; P. D. Townsend

doi:10.1364/AO.33.006895

Photon counting with passively quenched germanium avalanche

P. C.M. Owens
, J. G. Rarity
, P. R. Tapster
, D. Knight
, P. D. Townsend

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Abstract

We demonstrate photon counting in germanium avalanche photodiodes biased beyond breakdown and quenched with a simple series resistance circuit. The devices show moderate (> 7%) quantum efficiency with limited afterpulsing and dark counts and subnanosecond jitter.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6895-6901
Number of pages	7
Journal	Applied Optics
Volume	33
Issue number	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.33.006895
Publication status	Published - 20 Oct 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Afterpulsing dark counts
Germanium avalanche photodiodes
Passive quenching
Quantum efficiency
Subnanosecond jitter

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