Progress towards a megapixel linear-mode avalanche photodiode array for ultra-low background shortwave infrared astronomy

Michael Bottom; Charles-Antoine Claveau; Shane Jacobson; Guillaume Huber; Matthew Newland; Ian Baker; Keith Barnes; Matthew Hicks; Angelu Ramos

doi:10.1117/12.3020425

28 August 2024 Progress towards a megapixel linear-mode avalanche photodiode array for ultra-low background shortwave infrared astronomy

Michael Bottom, Charles-Antoine Claveau, Shane Jacobson, Guillaume Huber, Matthew Newland, Ian Baker, Keith Barnes, Matthew Hicks, Angelu Ramos

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Proceedings Volume PC13103, X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy XI; PC131030D (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020425
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

We present progress towards developing a science-grade, megapixel format linear-mode avalanche photodiode array for low background shortwave (1 - 2.4 um) infrared astronomy. Our latest results show outstanding performance, with dark current <1e-4 electrons/pixel/second and read noise reducing by 30% per volt of bias, reaching less than 1e-/pixel/frame in correlated double-sampling, and able to average down to ~0.3 e-/pixel/frame when using multiple non-destructive reads. We present some on-sky data as well as comment on prospects for photon counting and photon number resolution.

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Michael Bottom, Charles-Antoine Claveau, Shane Jacobson, Guillaume Huber, Matthew Newland, Ian Baker, Keith Barnes, Matthew Hicks, and Angelu Ramos "Progress towards a megapixel linear-mode avalanche photodiode array for ultra-low background shortwave infrared astronomy", Proc. SPIE PC13103, X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy XI, PC131030D (28 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020425

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