Applied Optics · 1994 · 66 citations · 18 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOptoelectronicsPhotonicsSemiconductor DevicesOptical DetectorsPhotodetectorsQuantum CircuitsQuantum OptoelectronicsSemiconductor DetectorsAvalanche Photodiode DetectorsAvalanche PhotodiodesDetector Quantum EfficiencyGermanium PhotodetectorsPhotodiodesPhoton CountingQuantum EfficiencySeries Resistance
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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