Predicting afterpulsing in free-running, Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes at 1.06 μm wavelength

Katharine Jensen,P.I. Hopman,E.K. Duerr,Eric A. Dauler,J.P. Donnelly,S. H. Groves,L. J. Mahoney,K.A. McIntosh,K. M. Molvar,A. Napoleone,Douglas C. Oakley,David C. Shaver,S. Verghese,C.J. Vineis,Richard D. Younger

Predicting afterpulsing in free-running, Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes at 1.06 μm wavelength

2006

Katharine Jensen
P.I. Hopman
E.K. Duerr
Eric A. Dauler
J.P. Donnelly
S. H. Groves
L. J. Mahoney
K.A. McIntosh
K. M. Molvar
A. Napoleone
Douglas C. Oakley
David C. Shaver
S. Verghese
C.J. Vineis
Richard D. Younger

An operational model of afterpulsing in Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes is used to explore sources of afterpulsing in the devices and predicts dark-noise behavior in free-running mode. Predictions of the model are compared with experiment.

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Avalanche photodiode
Photodiode
Photonics
Geiger counter
Photodetector
Optics
Avalanche breakdown
Wavelength
Physics
Photon
Optoelectronics
Photon counting

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