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A photon detector

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GB2479002B
GB2479002B GB1005171.2A GB201005171A GB2479002B GB 2479002 B GB2479002 B GB 2479002B GB 201005171 A GB201005171 A GB 201005171A GB 2479002 B GB2479002 B GB 2479002B
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Oliver Edward Thomas
Andrew James Shields
Zhiliang Yuan
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Toshiba Europe Ltd
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Toshiba Research Europe Ltd
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01JMEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J1/00Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
    • G01J1/42Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01JMEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J1/00Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
    • G01J1/42Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors
    • G01J1/44Electric circuits
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01TMEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • H01L31/107
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F30/00Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors
    • H10F30/20Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors
    • H10F30/21Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H10F30/22Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation the devices having only one potential barrier, e.g. photodiodes
    • H10F30/225Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation the devices having only one potential barrier, e.g. photodiodes the potential barrier working in avalanche mode, e.g. avalanche photodiodes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/95Circuit arrangements
    • H10F77/953Circuit arrangements for devices having potential barriers
    • H10F77/959Circuit arrangements for devices having potential barriers for devices working in avalanche mode

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GB1005171.2A 2010-03-26 2010-03-26 A photon detector Active GB2479002B (en)

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US6218657B1 (en) * 1998-10-15 2001-04-17 International Business Machines Corporation System for gated detection of optical pulses containing a small number of photons using an avalanche photodiode
EP1993146A1 (en) * 2006-03-06 2008-11-19 Nihon University Optical communication wavelength band high speed single photon detector
GB2456149A (en) * 2008-01-03 2009-07-08 Toshiba Res Europ Ltd A photon detection system and a method of photon detection

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6218657B1 (en) * 1998-10-15 2001-04-17 International Business Machines Corporation System for gated detection of optical pulses containing a small number of photons using an avalanche photodiode
EP1993146A1 (en) * 2006-03-06 2008-11-19 Nihon University Optical communication wavelength band high speed single photon detector
GB2456149A (en) * 2008-01-03 2009-07-08 Toshiba Res Europ Ltd A photon detection system and a method of photon detection

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