Simulated monolithically integrated single photon counter

Donal Cronin; Aoife M. Moloney; Alan P. Morrison

Simulated monolithically integrated single photon counter

Donal Cronin
, Aoife M. Moloney
, Alan P. Morrison

School of Engineering and Architecture

University College Cork

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Abstract

Simulations of a Geiger-Mode Avalanche Photodiode (GMAP) monolithically integrated with its corresponding Active Quench and Reset Circuit (AQRC) are presented. The AQRC design is simulated in Agilent's ADS simulator using BSIM3 MOSFET models acquired from Europractice's 0.6 μm CMOS process. The novelty of the design ensures a minimum dead-time of 13 ns between adjacent incident photons. This corresponds to a maximum achievable saturated count-rate of 77 Mcounts/sec, not previously reported.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-14
Number of pages	6
Journal	IEEE High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium
Publication status	Published - 2004
Event	2004 High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium - Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Sep 2004 → 7 Sep 2004

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