@article{M. Ghazali_Bugge_Sauge_Makarov_2012, title={Automated Characterization of Single-Photon Avalanche Photodiode}, volume={12}, url={https://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal/index.php/iiumej/article/view/243}, DOI={10.31436/iiumej.v12i5.243}, abstractNote={We report an automated characterization of a single-photon detector based on commercial silicon avalanche photodiode (PerkinElmer C30902SH). The photodiode is characterized by I-V curves at different illumination levels (darkness, 10 pW and 10 µW), dark count rate and photon detection efficiency at different bias voltages. The automated characterization routine is implemented in C++ running on a Linux computer. <br /><br /><strong>ABSTRAK</strong>: Kami melaporkan pencirian pengesan foton tunggal secara automatik berdasarkan kepada diod foto runtuhan silikon (silicon avalanche photodiode) (PerkinElmer C30902SH) komersial. Pencirian  diod foto adalah berdasarkan kepada plot arus-voltan (I-V) pada tahap pencahayaan yang berbeza (kelam - tanpa cahaya, 10pW, dan 10µW), kadar bacaan latar belakang, kecekapan pengesanan foton pada voltan picuan yang berbeza. Pengaturcaraan C++ digunakan di dalam rutin pencirian automatik melalui komputer dengan sistem pengendalian LINUX.<br /><br />KEYWORDS: avalanche photodiode (APD); single photon detector; photon counting; experiment automation<br /><br />}, number={5}, journal={IIUM Engineering Journal}, author={M. Ghazali, Aina Mardhiyah and Bugge, Audun Nystad and Sauge, Sebastien and Makarov, Vadim}, year={2012}, month={Jan.} }