The effect of high background and dead time of an InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche photodiode on the registration of microsecond range near-infrared luminescence
Аннотация:
The effects of a high background count and a microsecond dead time interval on a gated InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche photodiode (SPAD) during microsecond luminescence decay registration are discussed. It is shown that the background count rate of the SPAD limits its use for time-resolved and steady-spectral measurements, and that a “pile-up” effect appears in the microsecond range.