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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)6895-6901
    Number of pages7
    JournalApplied Optics
    Volume33
    Issue number30
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 1994

    Research Groups and Themes

    • Photonics and Quantum

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