Modeling the missing part of CMOS silicon photomultiplier: The ultimate photon counting and timing sensor

A. Eshkoli, A. Nemirovsky, Y. Nemirovsky

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

The growing demand for 3D time of flight (ToF) imaging LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) systems, based on CMOS Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM), poses an engineering and scientific challenge. SiPM, which is composed of a mosaic array of passive quenched SPADs (single photon avalanche diode in Geiger Mode) combined in parallel, is the building block of 3D-optical radars. It is the leading solid-state sensor in systems requiring simultaneously photon counting as well as photon timing. An open essential design parameter is the required number of sub-pixels for adequate detection of a packet of m photons, considering that each sub-pixel, composed of a single SPAD, can detect only the first photon. This study evaluates this design parameter based on a stochastic approach, where the random number of incident photons as well as the detection probability of each SPAD is taken into consideration.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Photon Counting Techniques XIII
EditorsMark A. Itzler, Joshua C. Bienfang, K. Alex McIntosh
ISBN (Electronic)9781510626218
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
EventAdvanced Photon Counting Techniques XIII 2019 - Baltimore, United States
Duration: 17 Apr 201918 Apr 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10978
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceAdvanced Photon Counting Techniques XIII 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore
Period17/04/1918/04/19

Keywords

  • 3D
  • CMOS
  • LiDAR
  • Optical radar.
  • Silicon Photomultiplier
  • Single photon avalanche diode
  • Time of flight

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Modeling the missing part of CMOS silicon photomultiplier: The ultimate photon counting and timing sensor'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this