Apparatus and method for allowing avalanche photodiode based single-photon detectors to be driven by the same electrical circuit in gated and in free-running modes
US9246041B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K17/74
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for allowing avalanche photodiode based single-photon detectors to be driven by the same electrical circuit in gated and in free-running modes is proposed. The high-performance working of all the running modes relies on the capability of tuning the rise-time value of the electrical pulse driver which activates the avalanche photodiode in Geiger mode.
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