單光子元件與系統

本課程將從基礎元件物理出發,介紹單光子偵測器的運作原理,其元件製作與量測技術,並深入探討其相關物理;接著進入Geiger-mode的電路設計與分析,並與相關應用作介紹與連結,討論系統應用時元件與電路的考量重點與分析方式;最後,以LiDAR技術的演進、分析、討論與實作為重點。希望透過此課程,讓同學習得單光子元件與系統整合的相關概念,並強化跨領域整合以及實作的能力。

近代物理,電路學,半導體元件與物理

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• Introduction and Background

  Introduction to various single-photon detectors and applications, physics of p-n junction, light detection mechanism, avalanche photodiodes, and Geiger mode operation of single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs)

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  6

• Characterization of single SPADs

  Characterization methods of single SPADs, including dark count rate, photon detection efficiency, afterpulsing probability, timing jitter, etc

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  6

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  9

• SPAD dynamics

  Theoretical consideration of avalanche process, trigger probability of device breakdown, detection spectra, afterpulsing events, and temperature effect, etc.

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  6

• Quenching circuit for Geiger mode operation

  Passive and active quenching circuit, advanced design concept for specified applications

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  6

  實作：

  9

• ToF system applications

  Direct/indirect ToF, Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technique, 3-D camera, etc.

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  6

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  9

• Other advanced system applications

  Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy, etc.

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  6

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  9

'Fundamental of CMOS Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes’, M. W. Fishburn (2012). Others handout materials.

地點

ED604

時間

Fridays 13:20-14:10

聯絡方式

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