Space-qualified silicon avalanche-photodiode single-photon-counting modules
Authors: Xiaoli Sun1; Michael A. Krainak1; James B. Abshire1; James D. Spinhirne1; Claude Trottier2; Murray Davies2; Henri Dautet2; Graham R. Allan3; Alan T. Lukemire4; James C. Vandiver4
Source: Journal of Modern Optics, Volume 51, Numbers 9-10, 15 June-10 July 2004 , pp. 1333-1350(18)
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd
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Abstract:
A space-qualified silicon avalanche-photodiode (APD) based single-photon-counting-module (SPCM) was developed for the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) on board NASA's Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat). Numerous improvements were made over the commercially available SPCMs in both performance and reliability. The measured optoelectronic parameters include, 65% photon detection efficiency at the 532 nm wavelength, 15-17 mega-counts per second (Mcps) maximum count rate and less than 200 s-1 dark counts before exposure to space radiation.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1080/09500340410001677085
Affiliations: 1: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 924 Greenbelt Maryland 20771 USA 2: PerkinElmer Optoelectronics 22001 Dumberry Vaudreil J7V 8P7 Canada 3: Sigma Research and Engineering Corp. 9801 Greenbelt Rd Suite 103 Lanham MD 20706 USA 4: Space Power Electronics, Inc. 108 Audrey Way Kathleen GA 31047 USA
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