International Journal of Communications, Network and System Sciences

Volume 10, Issue 8 (August 2017)

ISSN Print: 1913-3715   ISSN Online: 1913-3723

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High-Performance Structure of Guard Ring in Avalanche Diode for Single Photon Detection

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DOI: 10.4236/ijcns.2017.108B001    1,458 Downloads   3,913 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

Avalanche photon diode and avalanche diode array, working in Geiger mode, have single photon detection capability. The structure of guard ring is the key factor to avoid the premature edge breakdown of the avalanche diode and increase the maximum bias voltage. A new structure of the guard ring is proposed in this letter, in which the floating guard ring is put outside the p-well guard ring. Simulation results indicate that the maximum bias voltage of the proposed guard ring is higher than that of the state-of-the-art methods.

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Wang, W. , Zhang, Y. and Wei, Z. (2017) High-Performance Structure of Guard Ring in Avalanche Diode for Single Photon Detection. International Journal of Communications, Network and System Sciences, 10, 1-6. doi: 10.4236/ijcns.2017.108B001.

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