Single-photon detection for long-range imaging and sensing

RH Hadfield, J Leach, F Fleming, DJ Paul, CH Tan… - Optica, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Single-photon detectors with picosecond timing resolution have advanced rapidly in the past
decade. This has spurred progress in time-correlated single-photon counting applications …

[HTML][HTML] High Energy Parametric Laser Source and Frequency-Comb-Based Wavelength Reference for CO2 and Water Vapor DIAL in the 2 µm Region: Design and …

J Hamperl, JF Geus, KM Mølster, A Zukauskas… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
We present a differential absorption lidar (DIAL) laser transmitter concept designed around a
Nested Cavity Optical Parametric Oscillator (NesCOPO) based Master Oscillator Power …

Low Noise Equivalent Power InAs Avalanche Photodiodes for Infrared Few-Photon Detection

T Blain, V Shulyak, M Hopkinson… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electron-only avalanche multiplication and low excess noise has previously been
established in InAs avalanche photodiodes (APDs). However, there is currently a lack of …

High-performance mid-wavelength InAs avalanche photodiode using AlAs0.13Sb0.87 as the multiplication layer

J Huang, C Zhao, B Nie, S Xie, DCM Kwan… - Photonics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We report on a high-performance mid-wavelength infrared avalanche photodetector (APD)
with separate absorption and multiplication regions. InAs is used as the absorber material …

Growth and characterization of InGaAs/GaAsSb type II superlattice absorbers for 2 µm avalanche photodiodes

H Jung, S Lee, M Schwartz, B Guo… - Infrared Technology …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) are critical components for a variety of remote sensing
applications, particularly for 3D imaging using light detection and ranging (LiDAR). APDs …

Improved planar InAs avalanche photodiodes with reduced dark current and increased responsivity

LW Lim, CH Tan, JS Ng, JD Petticrew… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Indium Arsenide (InAs) infrared photodiodes provide high quantum efficiency in the
wavelength range of 1.0-3.0 μm. Planar diode configuration has been adopted to reduce …

Suppression of Surface Leakage Currents in InAs Avalanche Photodiodes via Sputtering of High-k Dielectric Layers

Z Cao, IZ Mitrovic, I Sandall - IEEE Transactions on Electron …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The effectiveness of a range of alternative high-dielectric layers as potential passivation
layers for InAs avalanche photodiodes has been investigated. The suppression of surface …

Development of a differential absorption lidar for remote sensing of water vapor and the isotopologue HDO

J Hamperl - 2022 - theses.hal.science
Observations of stable water isotopologues in the atmosphere provide valuable insights into
the condensation and evaporation history of water vapor. The provision of such data with …

Extremely low noise InAs and AlGaAsSb avalanche photodiodes for low photon detection in infrared wavelengths

CH Tan, T Blain, Y Cao, J Taylor-Mew… - Optical Sensing and …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
There is an increased demand for low noise avalanche photodiodes (APDs) for infrared
wavelengths at 1550 nm for long range Light Detection and Ranging applications. Here we …

Analysis and design consideration of a high sensitivity silicon avalanche photodiode receiver for low frequency applications

B Gergič, D Đonlagić - Informacije MIDEM, 2019 - ojs.midem-drustvo.si
Silicon avalanche photodiodes (APDs) are designed predominantly for high-speed
communication applications, but they can also offer interesting low-light application …