A SPAD-Based Configurable Photon Counting System

Shijie Deng; Alan P. Morrison; Chuanxin Teng; Houquan Liu; Ming Chen; Hongyan Yang; Ronghui Xu; Libo Yuan; Hongchang Deng

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2019.2946362

IEEE Photonics Journal (Jan 2019)

A SPAD-Based Configurable Photon Counting System

Shijie Deng,
Alan P. Morrison,
Chuanxin Teng,
Houquan Liu,
Ming Chen,
Hongyan Yang,
Ronghui Xu,
Libo Yuan,
Hongchang Deng

Affiliations

Shijie Deng: ORCiD; Photonics Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, China
Alan P. Morrison: ORCiD; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Chuanxin Teng: Photonics Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, China
Houquan Liu: Photonics Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, China
Ming Chen: Photonics Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, China
Hongyan Yang: Photonics Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, China
Ronghui Xu: Photonics Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, China
Libo Yuan: ORCiD; Photonics Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, China
Hongchang Deng: ORCiD; Photonics Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2019.2946362
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 6
pp. 1 – 8

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In this work, a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) based configurable photon counting system is developed. The photon counting system is able to operate in three working modes to enhance the system's different performance characteristics for various use cases (e.g., strong/weak incident light signal, high/low ambient light, long/short distance ranging/sensing). The working modes can be switched digitally by the user or signal processing circuit that makes it possible to add intelligent control logic for switching in real-time between working modes to achieve a stable and optimized performance when it is used under varying working conditions. Performance characteristics of the system operation in each working mode are measured and compared.

Published in IEEE Photonics Journal

ISSN: 1943-0655 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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