"Version: 20231001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Motivation -- 1.1. PIN-photodiode and APD receivers -- 1.2. SPAD receivers -- 1.3. Quantum image sensors -- 1.4. The principle of ultra-sensitive PIN and avalanche photodiode receivers2. Basics of photodiodes -- 2.1. Optical absorption and photogeneration -- 2.2. Drift and diffusion -- 2.3. Width of space-charge region…
"Version: 202112"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) -- 1.1. Basics and properties -- 1.2. Discrete dedicated SPADs -- 1.3. SPADs integrated into CMOS and BiCMOS -- 1.4. A model for photon detection probability2. Photon-counting modules -- 2.1. Quenching -- 2.2. PCMs using discrete circuits -- 2.3. PCMs using integrated circuits3. Adv…