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Dynamic-quenching of a single-photon avalanche photodetector using an adaptive resistive switch

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  • Jiyuan Zheng

    (the University of Chicago
    Tsinghua University)

  • Xingjun Xue

    (University of Virginia)

  • Cheng Ji

    (the University of Chicago)

  • Yuan Yuan

    (University of Virginia)

  • Keye Sun

    (University of Virginia)

  • Daniel Rosenmann

    (Argonne National Laboratory)

  • Lai Wang

    (Tsinghua University
    Tsinghua University)

  • Jiamin Wu

    (Tsinghua University
    Tsinghua University)

  • Joe C. Campbell

    (University of Virginia)

  • Supratik Guha

    (the University of Chicago
    Argonne National Laboratory)

Abstract

One of the most common approaches for quenching single-photon avalanche diodes is to use a passive resistor in series with it. A drawback of this approach has been the limited recovery speed of the single-photon avalanche diodes. High resistance is needed to quench the avalanche, leading to slower recharging of the single-photon avalanche diodes depletion capacitor. We address this issue by replacing a fixed quenching resistor with a bias-dependent adaptive resistive switch. Reversible generation of metallic conduction enables switching between low and high resistance states under unipolar bias. As an example, using a Pt/Al2O3/Ag resistor with a commercial silicon single-photon avalanche diodes, we demonstrate avalanche pulse widths as small as ~30 ns, 10× smaller than a passively quenched approach, thus significantly improving the single-photon avalanche diodes frequency response. The experimental results are consistent with a model where the adaptive resistor dynamically changes its resistance during discharging and recharging the single-photon avalanche diodes.

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  • Jiyuan Zheng & Xingjun Xue & Cheng Ji & Yuan Yuan & Keye Sun & Daniel Rosenmann & Lai Wang & Jiamin Wu & Joe C. Campbell & Supratik Guha, 2022. "Dynamic-quenching of a single-photon avalanche photodetector using an adaptive resistive switch," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-29195-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29195-7
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