High-Speed and Compact Quenching Circuit for Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes
- 7 February 2008
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
- Vol. 57 (3), 543-547
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tim.2007.911691
Abstract
In this paper, an innovative active-quenching and recharging circuit for single-photon avalanche diodes is presented. The proposed driver is very fast and extremely compact. It is based on a novel quenching paradigm that heavily reduces dead time, which now is only limited by the sensor rather than the circuit itself. To test speed performance, we designed the circuit with a dielectrically insulated 2-mum technology supplied by ST Microelectronics and carried out postlayout simulations using SPECTRE. Moreover, the functionality of the circuit was also validated with experimental measurements on a medium scale integration (MSI) discrete implementation.Keywords
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