A Study of Crosstalk in a 256 x 256 Photon Counting Imager Based on Silicon Geiger-Mode Avalanche Photodiodes

被引：54

作者：

Aull, Brian F. ^{[1
]}

Schuette, Daniel R. ^{[1
]}

Young, Douglas J. ^{[1
]}

Craig, David M. ^{[1
]}

Felton, Bradley J. ^{[1
]}

Warner, Keith ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MIT, Lincoln Lab, Lexington, MA 02139 USA

来源：

IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL | 2015年 / 15卷 / 04期

关键词：

Image sensors; photodetectors; Geiger-mode; avalanche photodiodes; p-n junctions; SPAD array; dark count rate; quantum efficiency; single-photon avalanche diodes; breakdown voltage; detectors; diodes; signal detection; silicon; single-photon detection; single-photon counting;

D O I：

10.1109/JSEN.2014.2368456

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

We demonstrate a 256 x 256 passive photon counting imager based on hybridization of back-illuminated silicon Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes to an all-digital CMOS counting chip. Photon detection efficiencies in the 10%-20% are observed at visible wavelengths. The detection efficiency is currently limited by optical crosstalk that leads to elevation of dark count rates as the bias voltage on the photodiodes is increased. Both the time dependence of dark count activity during a gate time and the spatial structure of dark images were successfully explained using crosstalk-based models.

引用

页码：2123 / 2132

页数：10

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