%0 Journal Article %1 Stewart2009 %A Stewart, A. G. %A Wall, L. %A Jackson, J. C. %D 2009 %I Taylor & Francis %J Journal of Modern Optics %K imported %N 2 %P 240--252 %T Properties of silicon photon counting detectors and silicon photomultipliers %U http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/09500340802474425 %V 56 %X Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (APD) or photon counting detectors (PCD) have become the basis of a range of new detectors and applications. Such devices are sensitive to single photons and are being adapted to create different detector technologies such as the silicon photomultiplier (SPM). A silicon photomultiplier, so-called because of its similarity in performance to conventional photomultiplier tubes, is based on an array of photon counting detectors but with a single common output. While the silicon photomultiplier does not provide positional information, it does allow photon number resolution and photon counting at higher count rates than are achievable with a solitary PCD. These new detectors are enabling a range of new applications in the fields of medicine, biology, high-energy physics and space exploration. In this paper we report the performance of PCD with dimensions ranging from 20 μm × 20 μm to 200 μm × 200 μm and on 1 mm² silicon photomultipliers and illustrate the use of an SPM in single photon counting mode.

@article{Stewart2009, abstract = {Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (APD) or photon counting detectors (PCD) have become the basis of a range of new detectors and applications. Such devices are sensitive to single photons and are being adapted to create different detector technologies such as the silicon photomultiplier (SPM). A silicon photomultiplier, so-called because of its similarity in performance to conventional photomultiplier tubes, is based on an array of photon counting detectors but with a single common output. While the silicon photomultiplier does not provide positional information, it does allow photon number resolution and photon counting at higher count rates than are achievable with a solitary PCD. These new detectors are enabling a range of new applications in the fields of medicine, biology, high-energy physics and space exploration. In this paper we report the performance of PCD with dimensions ranging from 20 μm × 20 μm to 200 μm × 200 μm and on 1 mm² silicon photomultipliers and illustrate the use of an SPM in single photon counting mode.}, added-at = {2009-09-04T22:06:29.000+0200}, author = {Stewart, A. G. and Wall, L. and Jackson, J. C.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24d40b0f8a7c0f9d5e5e9892eaafaa7e0/scotbrad}, file = {[Stewart2009] properties of si photon counting detectors and photomultipliers.pdf:APD\\[Stewart2009] properties of si photon counting detectors and photomultipliers.pdf:PDF}, interhash = {2bf3221e7389a0f688597c099a98ecf6}, intrahash = {4d40b0f8a7c0f9d5e5e9892eaafaa7e0}, journal = {Journal of Modern Optics}, keywords = {imported}, number = 2, owner = {MI21953}, pages = {240--252}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, timestamp = {2009-09-04T22:06:41.000+0200}, title = {Properties of silicon photon counting detectors and silicon photomultipliers}, url = {http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/09500340802474425}, volume = 56, year = 2009 }