ATE527526T1 - Photonenzählvorrichtung - Google Patents

Photonenzählvorrichtung

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ATE527526T1
ATE527526T1 AT06744324T AT06744324T ATE527526T1 AT E527526 T1 ATE527526 T1 AT E527526T1 AT 06744324 T AT06744324 T AT 06744324T AT 06744324 T AT06744324 T AT 06744324T AT E527526 T1 ATE527526 T1 AT E527526T1
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detector
capacitance
sensor element
potential difference
photon
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Alan Mathewson
John Carlton Jackson
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Sensl Technologies Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
    • G01J1/42—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors
    • G01J1/44—Electric circuits
    • G01J1/46—Electric circuits using a capacitor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76—Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • H04N25/77—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components
    • H04N25/772—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components comprising A/D, V/T, V/F, I/T or I/F converters
    • H04N25/773—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components comprising A/D, V/T, V/F, I/T or I/F converters comprising photon counting circuits, e.g. single photon detection [SPD] or single photon avalanche diodes [SPAD]

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
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AT06744324T 2005-05-27 2006-05-26 Photonenzählvorrichtung ATE527526T1 (de)

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GB0510758A GB2426575A (en) 2005-05-27 2005-05-27 Photon detector using controlled sequences of reset and discharge of a capacitor to sense photons
PCT/GB2006/050122 WO2006126026A1 (en) 2005-05-27 2006-05-26 Photon counting apparatus

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EP (1) EP1883794B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2008542706A (de)
AT (1) ATE527526T1 (de)
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WO (1) WO2006126026A1 (de)

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