Abstract
A silicon based single photon avalanche detector with a transient carrier buffer layer was designed. The buffer layer as an energy barrier tentatively stops avalanche-generated carriers. The device demonstrates self-quenching and self-recovering capabilities.
© 2014 Optical Society of America
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