PHOTON-COUNTING III-V HYBRID PHOTOMULTIPLIERS USING TRANSMISSION MODEPHOTOCATHODES

Authors
LARUE RA COSTELLO KA DAVIS GA EDGECUMBE JP AEBI VW
Citation
Ra. Larue et al., PHOTON-COUNTING III-V HYBRID PHOTOMULTIPLIERS USING TRANSMISSION MODEPHOTOCATHODES, I.E.E.E. transactions on electron devices, 44(4), 1997, pp. 672-678
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
I.E.E.E. transactions on electron devices → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189383
Volume
44
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
672 - 678
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9383(1997)44:4<672:PIHPUT>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This paper reports on the development of solid-state hybrid photomulti plier tubes using high quantum efficiency, transmission mode, III-V ph otocathodes, The first strike low-noise gain mechanism in these device s is provided via electron bombardment of a solid-state GaAs Schottky diode, In addition, a second-stage gain is provided by solid-state ava lanching within a GaAs Schottky APD (SAPD) anode, A combined gain of 2 x 10(4), adequate for photon counting, is achieved, Device bandwidth, exceeding 1 GHz, is optimized by tailoring the diode anode structure, The combined traits of this device provide high quantum efficiency, l arge dynamic range, large bandwidth, and adequate gain for photon coun ting, Photon counting beyond 1 mu m is feasible for a cooled device, T he tube structure, diode anode structure, noise issues and preliminary photon counting results are discussed.