4H-SiC Single Photon Detector for Detection of Individual Airborne Particles in Light Induced Fluorscence Systems
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Chong, Eugene; Haughn, Chelsea R.; Zeigler, Angela; Kelley, Stephen; Olver, Kimberley; Smith, Jeremy; Cabalo, Jerry; Koh, Young-Jin; Wraback, Michael; Garrett, Gregory A.; Sampath, Anand V.
- Source
- 2019 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID) Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID), 2019 IEEE. :1-4 Aug, 2019
- Subject
- Photonics and Electrooptics
Photonics
Detectors
Photomultipliers
Electron tubes
Fluorescence
Atmospheric measurements
Particle measurements
UV
photon detection
solid state
Silicon carbide
- Language
Development of 4H-SiC single photon avalanche detectors for replacement of photomultiplier tubes in ultraviolet light induced fluorescence systems is discussed. Systems capable of detecting micro-scale airborne particles have been demonstrated. The impact of measured dark count rate and its relation to single-photon detection efficiency on detector design is discussed.