GB2269010B - Improvements in or relating to photon counters - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to photon counters

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GB2269010B
GB2269010B GB9215882A GB9215882A GB2269010B GB 2269010 B GB2269010 B GB 2269010B GB 9215882 A GB9215882 A GB 9215882A GB 9215882 A GB9215882 A GB 9215882A GB 2269010 B GB2269010 B GB 2269010B
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photon counters
photon
counters
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Paul Miles Wilton
John Mansbridge
George Malcolm Swift Joynes
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Roke Manor Research Ltd
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Roke Manor Research 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
    • 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
    • G01J2001/4413—Type
    • G01J2001/442—Single-photon detection or photon counting
    • 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
    • G01J2001/4446—Type of detector
    • G01J2001/446—Photodiode
    • G01J2001/4466—Avalanche

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
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GB9215882A 1992-07-25 1992-07-25 Improvements in or relating to photon counters Expired - Fee Related GB2269010B (en)

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GB9215882D0 GB9215882D0 (en) 1992-09-09
GB2269010A GB2269010A (en) 1994-01-26
GB2269010B true GB2269010B (en) 1996-01-17

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WO1991000502A1 (en) * 1989-07-03 1991-01-10 The Secretary Of State For Defence In Her Britannic Majesty's Government Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland Avalanche photodiode quenching circuit

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WO1981002793A1 (en) * 1980-03-28 1981-10-01 Battelle Development Corp Photon detector system
WO1988004034A2 (en) * 1986-11-25 1988-06-02 The Secretary Of State For Defence In Her Britanni Avalanche photodiode quenching circuit
WO1991000502A1 (en) * 1989-07-03 1991-01-10 The Secretary Of State For Defence In Her Britannic Majesty's Government Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland Avalanche photodiode quenching circuit

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN107271036A (en) * 2017-06-19 2017-10-20 中国科学技术大学 The free-running operation single-photon detection system for being quenched and recovering at a high speed
TWI768055B (en) * 2017-06-23 2022-06-21 奧地利商Ａｍｓ有限公司 Avalanche diode arrangement and method for controlling an avalanche diode arrangement

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