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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Holger Birk, Meckesheim, DE;
Volker Seyfried, Nussloch, DE;
Inventors:
Holger Birk, Meckesheim, DE;
Volker Seyfried, Nussloch, DE;
Assignee:
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH, Wetzlar, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/02 (2006.01); G01J 1/02 (2006.01); G01J 1/18 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01J 3/28 (2006.01); G01J 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/027 (2013.01); G01J 1/0228 (2013.01); G01J 1/18 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01J 3/2803 (2013.01); G01J 3/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for detecting light includes at least one silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) having an array of a plurality of single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs), the array being larger in area than an incident light. The device is configured so as to at least one of activate and analyze only the SPADs upon which a specific minimum intensity of light impinges.