Silicon photon-counting detectors enable next-generation imaging.
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| Title: | Silicon photon-counting detectors enable next-generation imaging. |
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| Authors: | O'Keeffe, Joe1 jokeeffe@sensl.com, Jackson, Carl2 |
| Source: | Laser Focus World. Jan2006, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p133-136. 4p. |
| Subjects: | Digital counters, Silicon, Photons, Photonics, Lasers, Silicon diodes |
| Abstract: | The article reports on the emergence of a plethora of silicon (Si) photon-counting devices in the electronics market. A huge range of new applications from fluorescence-lifetime imaging to positron-emission tomography, radiation detection, high-energy physics, laser rangefinding, and particle sizing, are provided by these devices. Low-light imaging will be revolutionized by the latest generation Si photon-counting technology. This technology is based on the shallow-junction Geiger-mode biased Si diode. |
| Database: | Engineering Source |
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