Planar geometry Ge‐on‐Si single-photon avalanche diode detectors for the short-wave infrared

Author(s):  
Fiona E. Thorburn ◽  
Laura L. Huddleston ◽  
Xin Yi ◽  
Gerald S. Buller ◽  
Jarosław Kirdoda ◽  
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Author(s):  
Ross W. Millar ◽  
Jaroslaw Kirdoda ◽  
Kateryna Kuzmenko ◽  
Peter Vines ◽  
Abderrahim Halimi ◽  
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Author(s):  
Ross W. Millar ◽  
Jaroslaw Kirdoda ◽  
Fiona Thorburn ◽  
Laura L. Huddleston ◽  
Derek C. S. Dumas ◽  
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Author(s):  
Kateryna Kuzmenko ◽  
Peter Vines ◽  
Zoe Greener ◽  
Jaroslaw Kirdoda ◽  
Derek Dumas ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Fiona Thorburn ◽  
Xin Yi ◽  
Zoe Greener ◽  
Jaroslaw Kirkoda ◽  
Ross Millar ◽  
...  

Abstract Germanium-on-Silicon (Ge-on-Si) based single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) have recently emerged as a promising detector candidate for ultra-sensitive and picosecond resolution timing measurement of short-wave infrared (SWIR) photons. Many applications benefit from operating in the SWIR spectral range, such as long distance Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), however, there are few single-photon detectors exhibiting the high-performance levels obtained by all-silicon SPADs commonly used for single-photon detection at wavelengths < 1 μm. This paper first details the advantages of operating at SWIR wavelengths, the current technologies, and associated issues, and describes the potential of Ge-on-Si SPADs as a single-photon detector technology for this wavelength region. The working principles, fabrication and characterisation processes of such devices are subsequently detailed. We review the research in these single-photon detectors and detail the state-of-the-art performance. Finally, the challenges and future opportunities offered by Ge-on-Si SPAD detectors are discussed.


2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer G. Memis ◽  
John Kohoutek ◽  
Hooman Mohseni

Author(s):  
Fiona E. Thorburn ◽  
Laura L. Huddleston ◽  
Jaroslaw Kirdoda ◽  
Ross W. Millar ◽  
Lourdes Ferre Llin ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Thomas Gerrits ◽  
Daniel J. Lum ◽  
Varun Verma ◽  
John Howell ◽  
Richard P. Mirin ◽  
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