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- アバランシェフォトダイオードと、
前記アバランシェフォトダイオードのための電圧源と、を具備し、
前記アバランシェフォトダイオードは、シリコンまたはそのヘテロ構造を具備し、
前記電圧源は、時間に関して静的な電圧成分と時間と共に変化する電圧成分とで、前記アバランシェフォトダイオードにバイアスをかける、光子検出システム。 - 前記APDへのバイアスは、DCバイアスと、時間に関して周期的に変化するAC変調バイアスを具備する請求項1の光子検出システム。
- 前記AC変調は100ns未満の周期を有する請求項2の光子検出システム。
- 時間に関して変化する電圧は、1ボルトより大きな振幅を持っている請求項1の光子検出システム。
- 前記DCバイアスは、APDの破壊電圧よりも大きな値を有している請求項1の光子検出システム。
- 前記APDバイアス電圧は、それぞれのゲート周期の間、最高値で前記APD破壊電圧より大きく、最低値で前記APD破壊電圧よりも小さい、前記全ての請求項の光子検出システム。
- 前記アバランシェフォトダイオードからの出力信号を受け取り、前記出力信号から時間変化する成分を取り除くために前記出力信号を処理する出力回路をさらに具備する、前記全ての請求項の光子検出器。
- アバランシェフォトダイオードと、
前記アバランシェフォトダイオードのための出力回路と、を具備し、
前記アバランシェフォトダイオードは、シリコンまたはそのヘテロ構造を具備し、
前記出力回路は、前記アバランシェフォトダイオードからの出力信号を受け取り、前記出力信号から時間変化する成分を取り除くために前記出力信号を処理する、光子検出システム。 - 前記出力回路は、前記APDの出力電圧を前期での電圧と比較する請求項7または8の光子検出システム。
- 前記出力回路は、前記ゲーティングバイアス周期の前半と後半での前記APDの出力電圧を合成する請求項7または8の光子検出システム。
- 前記出力回路は、
前記信号を2つの部分に分離する信号分割器と、
ある部分を他の部分に対して遅延させる電線と、
前記2つの部分間での差を出力する信号差分器を具備する請求項7または請求項8の光子検出システム。 - 前記遅延は、整数個のゲート周期である請求項11に記載の光子検出システム。
- 前記出力回路は、
前記信号を2つの部分に分離する信号分割器と、
前記2つの部分のうちの1つの位相を180度シフトする位相シフターまたは信号インバーターと、
前記2つの部分の和を出力する信号合成器と、を具備する光子検出システム。 - 変調の周期は時間の関数として変化する請求項2の光子検出システム。
- 前記2つの部分の強度の平衡を保つコントローラーをさらに具備する請求項11または13の光子検出システム。
- 前記遅延の強度を変化させるコントローラをさらに具備する請求項11または13の光子検出システム。
- 多数の所定レベル間での出力電圧を識別する回路をさらに具備する前記全ての請求項の光子検出システム。
- 前記アバランシェフォトダイオードの温度を低下させるクーラーをさらに具備する前記全ての請求項の光子検出システム。
- 多数のアバランシェフォトダイオード素子をさらに具備する前記全ての請求項の光子検出システム。
- シリコンまたはそのヘテロ構造を具備するアバランシェフォトダイオードを提供することと、
時間に関して静的な電圧成分と時間と共に変化する電圧成分とで、前記アバランシェフォトダイオードにバイアスを印加することと、を具備する、光子を検出する方法。
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