Comparison of an Avalanche Photodiode and a Photomultiplier Tube as Photodetectors of Near-Infrared Radiation in the Photon-Counting Mode

A. I. Nadeev; I. A. Razenkov; D. I. Shelefontyuk; E. S. Shevtsov

doi:10.1134/S0020441218020057

Comparison of an Avalanche Photodiode and a Photomultiplier Tube as Photodetectors of Near-Infrared Radiation in the Photon-Counting Mode

Authors: Nadeev A.I.¹, Razenkov I.A.¹, Shelefontyuk D.I.¹, Shevtsov E.S.¹
Affiliations:
1. Institute of Atmosphere Optics, Siberian Branch
Issue: Vol 61, No 3 (2018)
Pages: 377-381
Section: General Experimental Techniques
URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/0020-4412/article/view/160224
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020441218020057
ID: 160224

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The results of testing near-infrared photodetectors, that is, a HAMAMATSU H10330B-25 photomultiplier tube (PMT) and a receiving module that was created by the authors on the basis of an SPAD PGA-284 avalanche photodiode, are presented. The results show that when weak optical signals are registered with an avalanche-photodiode-based detector, its sensitivity is higher than that of the PMT by one order of magnitude, while its maximum counting frequency is 10 times lower.