Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes, history, properties and problems Export

@article{citeulike:3936139, abstract = {Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (G-APDs) have been developed during recent years and promise to be an alternative to photomultiplier tubes. They have many advantages like single photon response, high detection efficiency, high gain at low bias voltage and very good timing properties but some of their properties, the dark count rate for example, can be a problem. Several types of G-APDs are on the market and should be selected carefully for a given application.}, author = {Renker, D.}, citeulike-article-id = {3936139}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.05.060}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0168900206008680}, day = {01}, doi = {10.1016/j.nima.2006.05.060}, issn = {01689002}, journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment}, keywords = {sipmt}, month = {November}, number = {1}, pages = {48--56}, posted-at = {2009-01-24 17:54:14}, priority = {2}, title = {Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes, history, properties and problems}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.05.060}, volume = {567}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3936139 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3936139 N2 - Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (G-APDs) have been developed during recent years and promise to be an alternative to photomultiplier tubes. They have many advantages like single photon response, high detection efficiency, high gain at low bias voltage and very good timing properties but some of their properties, the dark count rate for example, can be a problem. Several types of G-APDs are on the market and should be selected carefully for a given application. IS - 1 JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment SN - 01689002 EP - 56 TI - Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes, history, properties and problems VL - 567 SP - 48 KW - sipmt AU - Renker, D PY - 2006/11/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.05.060 ER -