We present a novel gated operation active quenching circuit （AQC）. In order to simulate the quenching circuit a complete SPICE model of a InGaAs SPAD is set up according to the I-V characteristic measurement resuits...We present a novel gated operation active quenching circuit （AQC）. In order to simulate the quenching circuit a complete SPICE model of a InGaAs SPAD is set up according to the I-V characteristic measurement resuits of the detector. The circuit integrated with a ROIC （readout integrated circuit） is fabricated in an CSMC 0.5 μm CMOS process and then hybrid packed with the detector. Chip measurement results show that the functionality of the circuit is correct and the performance is suitable for practical system applications.展开更多
基金supported by the Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Fund(No.BK2012559)
文摘We present a novel gated operation active quenching circuit （AQC）. In order to simulate the quenching circuit a complete SPICE model of a InGaAs SPAD is set up according to the I-V characteristic measurement resuits of the detector. The circuit integrated with a ROIC （readout integrated circuit） is fabricated in an CSMC 0.5 μm CMOS process and then hybrid packed with the detector. Chip measurement results show that the functionality of the circuit is correct and the performance is suitable for practical system applications.
