title: Note: Fully integrated active quenching circuit achieving 100 MHz count rate with custom technology single photon avalanche diodes.
abstract: The minimization of Single Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) dead time is a key factor to speed up photon counting and timing measurements. We present a fully integrated Active Quenching Circuit (AQC) able to provide a count rate as high as 100 MHz with custom technology SPAD detectors. The AQC can also operate the new red enhanced SPAD and provide the timing information with a timing jitter Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHM) as low as 160 ps.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.identifier: 0000000331904953
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Acconcia
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Labanca
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rech
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.identifier: 0000000167019126
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gulinatti
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghioni