Table 1.
Comparison among the two operating modes of the presented module and other photon detection solutions.
Detector | Dimension (μm)
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Array size | Single-pixel PDE (%)
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DCR (cps) | Max count rate (Mcps) | Dynamic range (dB)a | |||
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Diameter | Pitch | 400 nm | 550 nm | 800 nm | |||||
| |||||||||
MPD16 | 50 | 1 | 24 | 49 | 15 | 95b | 12 | 121.8 | |
Excelitas17 | 180 | 1 | 9 | 55 | 62 | 25b | 40 | 138.1 | |
0.35-μm CMOS18 | 20 | 1 | 50 | 34 | 5 | 25 | 50 | 140 | |
0.13-μm CMOS19 | 8 | 1 | 410 | 185 | 139.2 | ||||
Best SPAD | 50 | 1 | 22 | 49 | 13 | 72b | 33 | 131.8 | |
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Event-driven13 | 8 | 45 | 64×48 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1136640 | 80 | 97.5 |
SiPM7 | 14c | 25 | 40×40 | 75 | 55 | 16 | 270000 | 1000 | 125.7 |
Combined mode | 50 | 250 | 8×8 | 22 | 49 | 13 | 33470b | 2130 | 141.3 |
Dynamic range is expressed as 20 log DR.
Thermoelectrically cooled.
Square side length.