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Photon counting with passively quenched germanium avalanche
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1994
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Quantum ScienceElectrical EngineeringPhotonicsGermanium Avalanche PhotodiodesQuantum ComputingPhysicsEngineeringQuantum DeviceApplied PhysicsPhoton StatisticPhotoelectric MeasurementPhoton CountingQuantum Photonic DeviceQuantum EfficiencyOptoelectronicsQuantum EngineeringQuenched Germanium Avalanche
We demonstrate photon counting in germanium avalanche photodiodes biased beyond breakdown and quenched with a simple series resistance circuit. The devices show moderate (> 7%) quantum efficiency with limited afterpulsing and dark counts and subnanosecond jitter.
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