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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD (US);
Joshua C. Bienfang, Bethesda, MD (US);
Alan Migdall, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Alessandro Restelli, Greenbelt, MD (US);
William H. Farr, Monrovia, CA (US);
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, College Park, MD (US);
Abstract
A photon detector article includes a photon detector configured to receive a primary waveform, the photon detector includes a multiplication region; a photon absorption region; a punch through voltage range; and a breakdown voltage; a source in electrical communication with the photon detector and configured to provide the primary waveform that includes a first voltage that is: less than a maximum value of the punch through voltage range, or effective to maintain a charge carrier in the absorption region; and a second voltage that is greater than the breakdown voltage; and a reference member in electrical communication with the source and configured to provide a reference waveform in response to receiving the primary waveform.