NASA NTRS · 19900007773
Photon counting modules using RCA silicon avalanche photodiodes
Abstract
Avalanche photodiodes (APD) are excellent small area, solid state detectors for photon counting. Performance possibilities include: photon detection efficiency in excess of 50 percent; wavelength response from 400 to 1000 nm; count rate to 10 (exp 7) counts per sec; afterpulsing at negligible levels; timing resolution better than 1 ns. Unfortunately, these performance levels are not simultaneously available in a single detector amplifier configuration. By considering theoretical performance predictions and previous and new measurements of APD performance, the anticipated performance of a range of proposed APD-based photon counting modules is derived.
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Lightstone, Alexander W., Macgregor, Andrew D., Macsween, Darlene E., Mcintyre, Robert J., Trottier, Claude, Webb, Paul P.. 1989-08-01. Photon counting modules using RCA silicon avalanche photodiodes. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19900007773
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