scholarly journals Time-resolved single-photon detection module based on silicon photomultiplier: A novel building block for time-correlated measurement systems

2016 ◽  
Vol 87 (7) ◽  
pp. 073101 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Martinenghi ◽  
L. Di Sieno ◽  
D. Contini ◽  
M. Sanzaro ◽  
A. Pifferi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Building Block ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Single Photon Detection ◽  
Silicon Photomultiplier ◽  
Photon Detection ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Measurement Systems

Visible Photoluminescence from SI1-xGEx Quantum Wells

1993 ◽  
Vol 298 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.W. Steiner ◽  
L.C. Lenchyshyn ◽  
M.L.W. Thewalt ◽  
D.C. Houghton ◽  
J.-P. Noël ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Band Gap Energy ◽  
Single Photon Detection ◽  
Electron Hole ◽  
Photon Detection ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Localized Excitons

AbstractWe have observed photoluminescence from strained SiGe quantum well layers at energies approximately equal to twice the SiGe band-gap energy. This luminescence is caused by the simultaneous recombination of two electron hole pairs yielding a single photon. Detection of luminescence at twice the band-gap has been previously used in Si to observe luminescence originating from electron-hole droplets, biexcitons, bound multiexciton complexes and polyexcitons. Time resolved spectra at twice the band-gap have been obtained from our SiGe samples prepared by molecular beam epitaxy (MIRE) as well as rapid thermal chemical vapor deposition (RTCVD). This new luminescence clearly distinguishes multiexciton or dense e-h plasma processes from single exciton processes such as bound excitons, free excitons or localized excitons, which are difficult to separate in the usual nearinfrared luminescence.

Compact 32-channel time-resolved single-photon detection system

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Cuccato ◽  
S. Antonioli ◽  
A. Gulinatti ◽  
I. Labanca ◽  
I. Rech ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Single Photon Detection ◽  
Photon Detection ◽  
Time Resolved

scholarly journals Pulse-resolved multi-photon X-ray detection at 31 MHz based on a quadrant avalanche photodiode

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 708-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Reusch ◽  
Markus Osterhoff ◽  
Johannes Agricola ◽  
Tim Salditt
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Counting ◽  
Avalanche Photodiode ◽  
Single Photon Detection ◽  
Silicon Photodiode ◽  
Photon Detection ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Detection Scheme ◽  
X Ray

The technical realisation and the commissioning experiments of a high-speed X-ray detector based on a quadrant avalanche silicon photodiode and high-speed digitizers are described. The development is driven by the need for X-ray detectors dedicated to time-resolved diffraction and imaging experiments, ideally requiring pulse-resolved data processing at the synchrotron bunch repetition rate. By a novel multi-photon detection scheme, the exact number of X-ray photons within each X-ray pulse can be recorded. Commissioning experiments at beamlines P08 and P10 of the storage ring PETRA III, at DESY, Hamburg, Germany, have been used to validate the pulse-wise multi-photon counting scheme at bunch frequencies ≥31 MHz, enabling pulse-by-pulse readout during the PETRA III 240-bunch mode with single-photon detection capability. An X-ray flux of ≥3.7 × 109 photons s−1can be detected while still resolving individual photons at low count rates.

scholarly journals Single photon detection and signal analysis for high sensitivity dosimetry based on optically stimulated luminescence with beryllium oxide

2018 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 09009 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Radtke ◽  
J. Sponner ◽  
C. Jakobi ◽  
J. Schneider ◽  
M. Sommer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Beryllium Oxide ◽  
Optically Stimulated Luminescence ◽  
Single Photon Detection ◽  
Single Photon Detector ◽  
Photon Detection ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Frequency Information

Single photon detection applied to optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimetry is a promising approach due to the low level of luminescence light and the known statistical behavior of single photon events. Time resolved detection allows to apply a variety of different and independent data analysis methods. Furthermore, using amplitude modulated stimulation impresses time- and frequency information into the OSL light and therefore allows for additional means of analysis. Considering the impressed frequency information, data analysis by using Fourier transform algorithms or other digital filters can be used for separating the OSL signal from unwanted light or events generated by other phenomena. This potentially lowers the detection limits of low dose measurements and might improve the reproducibility and stability of obtained data. In this work, an OSL system based on a single photon detector, a fast and accurate stimulation unit and an FPGA is presented. Different analysis algorithms which are applied to the single photon data are discussed.

Full correlation from picoseconds to seconds by time-resolved and time-correlated single photon detection

2005 ◽  
Vol 76 (8) ◽  
pp. 083104 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Felekyan ◽  
R. Kühnemuth ◽  
V. Kudryavtsev ◽  
C. Sandhagen ◽  
W. Becker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Single Photon Detection ◽  
Photon Detection ◽  
Time Resolved

scholarly journals Behavioral Model of Silicon Photo-Multipliers Suitable for Transistor-Level Circuit Simulation

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 1551
Author(s):  
Gianluca Giustolisi ◽  
Paolo Finocchiaro ◽  
Alfio Pappalardo ◽  
Gaetano Palumbo
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Circuit Simulation ◽  
Extraction Procedure ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Parameter Extraction ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Single Photons ◽  
Single Photon Detection ◽  
Silicon Photomultiplier ◽  
Photon Detection

Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) are photo-electronic devices able to detect single photons and permit the measurement of weak optical signals. Single-photon detection is accomplished through high-performance read-out front-end electronics whose design needs accurate modeling of the photomultiplier device. In the past, a useful model was developed, but it is limited to the device electrical characteristic and its parameter extraction procedure requires several measurement steps. A new silicon photomultiplier model is proposed in this paper. It exploits the Verilog-a behavioral language and is appropriate to transistor-level circuit simulations. The photon detection of a single cell is modeled using the traditional electrical model. A statistical model is included to describe the silicon photomultiplier noise caused by dark-count or after-pulsing effects. The paper also includes a procedure for the extraction of the model parameters through measurements. The Verilog-a model and the extraction procedure are validated by comparing simulations to experimental results.

Time-resolved single-photon detection by femtosecond upconversion

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (19) ◽  
pp. 2257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Onur Kuzucu ◽  
Franco N. C. Wong ◽  
Sunao Kurimura ◽  
Sergey Tovstonog
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Single Photon Detection ◽  
Photon Detection ◽  
Time Resolved

scholarly journals The potential and challenges of time-resolved single-photon detection based on current-carrying superconducting nanowires

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 013001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hengbin Zhang ◽  
Lin Xiao ◽  
Bingcheng Luo ◽  
Jianghua Guo ◽  
Labao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Single Photon Detection ◽  
Superconducting Nanowires ◽  
Photon Detection ◽  
Time Resolved

scholarly journals Single-Photon Detection Module Based on Large-Area Silicon Photomultipliers for Time-Domain Diffuse Optics

Instruments ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Fabio Acerbi ◽  
Anurag Behera ◽  
Alberto Dalla Mora ◽  
Laura Di Sieno ◽  
Alberto Gola
Keyword(s):  
Time Resolution ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
The Body ◽  
Single Photon Detection ◽  
Silicon Photomultipliers ◽  
Photon Detection ◽  
Instrument Response Function ◽  
Diffuse Optics

Silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) are pixelated single-photon detectors combining high sensitivity, good time resolution and high dynamic range. They are emerging in many fields, such as time-domain diffuse optics (TD-DO). This is a promising technique in neurology, oncology, and quality assessment of food, wood, and pharmaceuticals. SiPMs can have very large areas and can significantly increase the sensitivity of TD-DO in tissue investigation. However, such improvement is currently limited by the high detector noise and the worsening of SiPM single-photon time resolution due to the large parasitic capacitances. To overcome such limitation, in this paper, we present two single-photon detection modules, based on 6 × 6 mm2 and 10 × 10 mm2 SiPMs, housed in vacuum-sealed TO packages, cooled to −15 °C and −36 °C, respectively. They integrate front-end amplifiers and temperature controllers, being very useful instruments for TD-DO and other biological and physical applications. The signal extraction from the SiPM was improved. The noise is reduced by more than two orders of magnitude compared to the room temperature level. The full suitability of the proposed detectors for TD-DO measurements is outside the scope of this work, but preliminary tests were performed analyzing the shape and the stability of the Instrument Response Function. The proposed modules are thus fundamental building blocks to push the TD-DO towards deeper investigations inside the body.

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