High speed comparator for single-photon avalanche photodiode

Jin Wu; Qing Chen; Lixia Zheng; Weifeng Sun

doi:10.1117/12.2541996

18 December 2019 High speed comparator for single-photon avalanche photodiode

Jin Wu, Qing Chen, Lixia Zheng, Weifeng Sun

Proceedings Volume 11339, AOPC 2019: Quantum Information Technology; 1133904 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2541996
Event: Applied Optics and Photonics China (AOPC2019), 2019, Beijing, China

Abstract

A high speed comparator applied to GHz gated single photon detection technology is proposed. The comparator is based on the combination of pre-amplification and dynamic regenerative latching structures, resulting in an effective improvement in response speed. In this paper, an analysis on the transmission delay of the dynamic latch comparators is presented. The proposed circuit is implemented in 350 nm CMOS technology and occupies an active area of 0.012 mm². The delay of the whole detection system is approximately 256ps and the discrimination level of the proposed comparator is 50mV while consuming 4.7mW at supply voltages of 3.3V. The comparator can be used in a single photon gated detection system under 1 GHz condition.

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Jin Wu, Qing Chen, Lixia Zheng, and Weifeng Sun "High speed comparator for single-photon avalanche photodiode", Proc. SPIE 11339, AOPC 2019: Quantum Information Technology, 1133904 (18 December 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2541996

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