Geiger-Mode Avalanche Photodiode Arrays Integrated to All-Digital CMOS Circuits
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This article reviews MIT Lincoln Laboratory's work over the past 20 years to develop photon-sensitive image sensors based on arrays of silicon Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes. Integration of these detectors to all-digital CMOS readout circuits enable exquisitely sensitive solid-state imagers for lidar, wavefront sensing, and passive imaging.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Sensors
دوره 16 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016