32 bin near-infrared time-multiplexing detector with attojoule single-shot energy resolution

Eraerds, Patrick; Pomarico, Enrico; Zhang, Jun; Sanguinetti, Bruno; Thew, Rob; Zbinden, Hugo

doi:10.1063/1.3494616

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Title		32 bin near-infrared time-multiplexing detector with attojoule single-shot energy resolution
Authors		Eraerds, Patrick Pomarico, Enrico Zhang, Jun Sanguinetti, Bruno Thew, Rob Zbinden, Hugo
Published in		Review of Scientific Instruments. 2010, vol. 81, no. 10, 103105
Abstract		We present two implementations of photon counting time-multiplexing detectors for near-infrared wavelengths, based on Peltier cooled InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes. A first implementation is motivated by practical considerations using only commercially available components. It features 16 bins, pulse repetition rates of up to 22 kHz, and a large range of applicable pulse widths of up to 100 ns. A second implementation is based on rapid gating detectors, permitting dead times below 10 ns. This allows one to realize a high dynamic-range 32 bin detector, able to process pulse repetition rates of up to 6 MHz for pulse widths of up to 200 ps. Analysis of the detector response at 16.5% detection efficiency reveals a single-shot energy resolution on the attojoule level.
Keywords		Photons — Avalanche photodiodes — Silicon detectors — Multiplexers — Biosensors
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1063/1.3494616
Full text		Article (Published version) (460 Kb) - Free access Other version: http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/rsi/81/10/10.1063/1.3494616
Structures		Faculté des sciences / Section de physique / Groupe de physique appliquée
Citation (ISO format)		ERAERDS, Patrick et al. 32 bin near-infrared time-multiplexing detector with attojoule single-shot energy resolution. In: Review of Scientific Instruments, 2010, vol. 81, n° 10, p. 103105. doi: 10.1063/1.3494616 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:36617