In Proceedings: LEOS 2000, Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, (Cat. No.00CH37080), Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Volume: 1
Pages: 17-18
Month: November
Year: 2000
Abstract
Single photon avalanche diodes (SPAD) have found varied applications. The dark count of a Geiger mode detector increases with area and limits the useful size of the detector. We have shown the characterization of silicon large area SPAD detectors operated below breakdown in avalanche mode. The multiplication gain and responsivity measured were excellent for 100 mu m and 500 mu m devices. While not suitable for operation in Geiger, single photon counting mode, the large area SPAD detectors exhibit excellent device performance below breakdown.