Photon-Counting Image Sensors

• Main Author: Eric Fossum (auth)
• Other Authors: Edoardo Charbon (auth), Albert Theuwissen (auth), David Stoppa (auth), Nobukazu Teranishi (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; avalanche photodetector; Low-light image sensor; Deep sub-electron read noise; Single photon detection; SPAD; Photon-counting; Image sensor; Quanta image sensor
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Photon-counting image sensors represent a possible paradigm shift in solid-state image sensors. In these devices, photons are individually sensed and counted. To count photons, the devices must have high quantum efficiency, deep sub-electron read noise and the ability to read-out in digital form at...