• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 43, Issue 1, 44 (2024)
Jing-Hua SUN1, Wen-Juan WANG2、*, Yi-Cheng ZHU2、3, Zi-Lu GUO2、3, Yu-Fei QI2、3、5, and Wei-Ming XU4
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Materials and Chemistry,the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,Shanghai 200093,China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics,Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 200083,China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Space Active Opto-Electronics Technology,Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 200083,China
  • 5Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Hangzhou 310024,China
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    DOI: 10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2024.01.007 Cite this Article
    Jing-Hua SUN, Wen-Juan WANG, Yi-Cheng ZHU, Zi-Lu GUO, Yu-Fei QI, Wei-Ming XU. Effects of Gamma irradiation on performance of InGaAsP/InP single-photon avalanche diodes[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2024, 43(1): 44 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of a TO-66 packaged InGaAsP/InP single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD): (a) Cross-sectional schematic of the InGaAsP/InP APD structure; (b)APD chip; (c) Physical appearance
    Fig. 1. Schematic of a TO-66 packaged InGaAsP/InP single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD): (a) Cross-sectional schematic of the InGaAsP/InP APD structure; (b)APD chip; (c) Physical appearance
    Schematic diagram of gated-mode single-photon detection system
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of gated-mode single-photon detection system
    Dark current before and after irradiation: (a) Device 1#; (b) Device 2#
    Fig. 3. Dark current before and after irradiation: (a) Device 1#; (b) Device 2#
    Results of the dark current by in-situ test(Device 3#)
    Fig. 4. Results of the dark current by in-situ test(Device 3#)
    Dark current before and after irradiation: (a) Device 4; (b) Device 5
    Fig. 5. Dark current before and after irradiation: (a) Device 4; (b) Device 5
    Change of the dark current increment before and after irradiation for Device 5#
    Fig. 6. Change of the dark current increment before and after irradiation for Device 5#
    PDEs of APDs before and after irradiation: (a) Device 1#; (b) Device 2#; (c) Device 4#; (d) Device 5#
    Fig. 7. PDEs of APDs before and after irradiation: (a) Device 1#; (b) Device 2#; (c) Device 4#; (d) Device 5#
    PDEs of APPs before and after irradiation: (a) Device 1#; (b) Device 2#; (c) Device 4#; (d) Device 5#
    Fig. 8. PDEs of APPs before and after irradiation: (a) Device 1#; (b) Device 2#; (c) Device 4#; (d) Device 5#
    DCRs of APPs before and after irradiation: (a) Device 1#; (b) Device 2#; (c) Device 4#; (d) Device 5#
    Fig. 9. DCRs of APPs before and after irradiation: (a) Device 1#; (b) Device 2#; (c) Device 4#; (d) Device 5#
    DeviceRadiation dose[krad(Si)]Dose rate[krad(Si)/h]Voltage[V]
    1#1050.95 Vbr
    2#105-
    3#1/7/10/20/50/7050.95 Vbr
    4#1050-
    5#2050-
    Table 1. Summary of Irradiation Conditions
    Device

    Radiation dose

    [krad(Si)]

    Dose rate

    [krad(Si)/h]

    DCR before irradiation

    [kHz]

    DCR 2 h after irradiation

    [kHz]

    Change factor

    Recovery time

    [h]

    1#1051.11.51.3648
    2#1052.53.251.3048
    4#10503.474.51.30120
    5#20501.3752.1751.58120
    Table 2. Change of DCR after irradiation at 40% PDE
    Jing-Hua SUN, Wen-Juan WANG, Yi-Cheng ZHU, Zi-Lu GUO, Yu-Fei QI, Wei-Ming XU. Effects of Gamma irradiation on performance of InGaAsP/InP single-photon avalanche diodes[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2024, 43(1): 44
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