In this paper, we present the design, fabrication, and experimental characterization of a new Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) made in InGaAs/InP for photon-counting operations up to 1700 nm. Working in gated-mode at 225 K with 5 V excess bias, this detector shows very low afterpulsing, hence the hold-off time can be set as low as a few microseconds, thus allowing high photon-counting rates (towards 1 Mcps). The timing response has a full-width at half maximum of less than 90 ps and a full-width at 1/1000 of maximum of less than 450 ps, thanks to a very fast (30 ps) exponential tail, thus allowing extremely wide dynamic ranges in time-correlated single photon counting measurements. Furthermore, such InGaAs/InP SPAD shows good photon detection efficiency ( \$\{\>\}\{25\%\}\$ at 1550 nm and 40\% at 1000 nm) at a moderately low dark count rate, below 100 kcps for a 25 \$mu\{rm m\}\$ active-area diameter detector. These good results are due to design and fabrication optimization.

InGaAs/InP Single-Photon Avalanche Diode With Reduced Afterpulsing and Sharp Timing Response With 30 ps Tail

TOSI, ALBERTO;ACERBI, FABIO;ANTI, MICHELE;ZAPPA, FRANCO
2012-01-01

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In this paper, we present the design, fabrication, and experimental characterization of a new Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) made in InGaAs/InP for photon-counting operations up to 1700 nm. Working in gated-mode at 225 K with 5 V excess bias, this detector shows very low afterpulsing, hence the hold-off time can be set as low as a few microseconds, thus allowing high photon-counting rates (towards 1 Mcps). The timing response has a full-width at half maximum of less than 90 ps and a full-width at 1/1000 of maximum of less than 450 ps, thanks to a very fast (30 ps) exponential tail, thus allowing extremely wide dynamic ranges in time-correlated single photon counting measurements. Furthermore, such InGaAs/InP SPAD shows good photon detection efficiency ( \$\{\>\}\{25\%\}\$ at 1550 nm and 40\% at 1000 nm) at a moderately low dark count rate, below 100 kcps for a 25 \$mu\{rm m\}\$ active-area diameter detector. These good results are due to design and fabrication optimization.
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