Localized field reduction and rate limitation in visible light photon counters

A. Bross; J. Estrada; P. Rubinov; C. Garcia; B. Hoeneisen

doi:10.1063/1.1835558

Localized field reduction and rate limitation in visible light photon counters

A. Bross
, J. Estrada^*
, P. Rubinov
, C. Garcia
, B. Hoeneisen

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
University of Rochester

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Abstract

We observe the effect of localized field reduction (LFR) in visible light photon counters (VLPCs) by measuring the bias current of the device after a light pulse, and find it consistent with being produced by avalanches that have an average transverse dimension of ≈12 μm2. The characteristic recovery time for the device after an avalanche is measured to be ≈3.5 ms, and is a function of bias voltage and temperature. A simple model is presented to describe the performance drop of the VLPCs with rate as a consequence of LFR.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6025-6027
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	85
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1835558
State	Published - 13 Dec 2004

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