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Device and method for detecting light

US10101203B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Holger Birk · Meckesheim, DE
Volker Seyfried · Schallstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2012
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 15, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B21/008
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for detecting light includes at least one silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) having an array of a plurality of single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs), the array being larger in area than an incident light. The device is configured so as to at least one of activate and analyze only the SPADs upon which a specific minimum intensity of light impinges.

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