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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Sergei Ivanovich Dolinsky, Clifton Park, NY (US);
David Leo McDaniel, Dousman, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/20 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01); G01T 1/20 (2006.01); H01L 31/115 (2006.01); H01L 27/144 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G01T 1/208 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/248 (2013.01); G01T 1/201 (2013.01); G01T 1/208 (2013.01); G01T 1/2018 (2013.01); G01T 1/249 (2013.01); H01L 27/1443 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 27/14663 (2013.01); H01L 31/115 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of a solid state photomultiplier are provided herein. In some embodiments, a solid state photomultiplier may include a microcell configured to generate an analog signal when exposed to optical photons, a quench resistor electrically coupled to the microcell in series; and a first switch disposed between the quench resistor and an output of the solid state photomultiplier, the first switch electrically coupled to the microcell via the quench resistor and configured to selectively couple the microcell to the output.