发明申请
US20140124653A1 PIXEL CIRCUIT WITH CAPACITOR DISCHARGE INDICATIVE OF NUMBER OF EVENTS 有权
具有指示事件数量的电容器放电的像素电路

PIXEL CIRCUIT WITH CAPACITOR DISCHARGE INDICATIVE OF NUMBER OF EVENTS
摘要:
A pixel circuit includes a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) and a measurement circuit including a capacitance. The circuit is operable to discharge a known portion of the charge on the capacitance upon each detection of a SPAD event within a time period, such that the charge remaining on the capacitance at the end of the time period corresponds to the number of SPAD events detected within the time period. A time resolved imaging apparatus includes an array of such pixel circuits. A method of counting photon detection includes sensing photons with a SPAD device and discharging a known portion of the charge on a capacitance upon each detection of a SPAD event within a time period.
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