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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
A complete two-dimensional imaging system based on a silicon monolithic array of 60 single-photon counters is presented. The fabricated solid-state array is rugged and operates at low voltages. Detection efficiency is higher than 40% in the visible range, and cross talk among 50?μm pixels is lower than 10^−4. The complete system provides a maximum throughput of 20?kframes∕s with truly parallel readout and nanosecond gating, thanks to the use of an integrated active quenching circuit for each pixel of the array. We report optical and electrical characterizations of the whole imaging system.
Publisher: 
Optical Society of America
Publication date: 
15 Nov 2005
Authors: 

Franco Zappa, Simone Tisa, Sergio Cova, P Maccagnani, Roberto Saletti, Roberto Roncella

Biblio References: 
Volume: 30 Issue: 22 Pages: 3024-3026
Origin: 
Optics letters