The silicon photomultiplier: fundamentals and applications of a modern solid-state photon detector

S Gundacker, A Heering - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) is an established device of choice for a variety of
applications, eg in time of flight positron emission tomography (TOF-PET), lifetime …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding and simulating SiPMs

F Acerbi, S Gundacker - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2019 - Elsevier
The silicon-photomultiplier (SiPM) is becoming the device of choice for different applications,
for example in fast timing like in time of flight positron emission tomography (TOF-PET) and …

NUV-sensitive silicon photomultiplier technologies developed at Fondazione Bruno Kessler

A Gola, F Acerbi, M Capasso, M Marcante, A Mazzi… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Different applications require different customizations of silicon photomultiplier (SiPM)
technology. We present a review on the latest SiPM technologies developed at Fondazione …

A low-noise CMOS SPAD pixel with 12.1 ps SPTR and 3 ns dead time

F Gramuglia, ML Wu, C Bruschini… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) have become the sensor of choice in many
applications whenever high sensitivity, low noise, and sharp timing performance are …

Overview on the main parameters and technology of modern Silicon Photomultipliers

C Piemonte, A Gola - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, we give an overview of the main properties and technological implementation
of densely packed Single-photon Avalanche Diode arrays, which are commonly known as …

Engineering breakdown probability profile for PDP and DCR optimization in a SPAD fabricated in a standard 55 nm BCD process

F Gramuglia, P Keshavarzian, E Kizilkan… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
CMOS single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) have broken into the mainstream by
enabling the adoption of imaging, timing, and security technologies in a variety of …

Challenges and prospects for multi-chip microlens imprints on front-side illuminated SPAD imagers

C Bruschini, IM Antolovic, F Zanella, AC Ulku… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The overall sensitivity of frontside-illuminated, silicon single-photon avalanche diode
(SPAD) arrays has often suffered from fill factor limitations. The fill factor loss can however …

SPAD developed in 55 nm bipolar-CMOS-DMOS technology achieving near 90% peak PDP

WY Ha, E Park, D Eom, HS Park… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) developed in 55 nm bipolar-CMOS-
DMOS (BCD) technology, which achieves high photon detection probability (PDP) while its …

Silicon photomultipliers and single-photon avalanche diodes with enhanced NIR detection efficiency at FBK

F Acerbi, G Paternoster, A Gola, N Zorzi… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) have recently obtained a growing attention as an alternative
to traditional photomultiplier tubes for detecting low photon fluxes. SiPMs are currently used …

LinoSPAD2: an FPGA-based, hardware-reconfigurable 512× 1 single-photon camera system

T Milanese, C Bruschini, S Burri, E Bernasconi… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We report on LinoSPAD2, a single-photon camera system, comprising a 512× 1 single-
photon avalanche diode (SPAD) front-end and one or two FPGA-based back-ends. Digital …