Photon counting detector package optimized for space debris optical tracking
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2520146" target="_blank" >10.1117/12.2520146</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Photon counting detector package optimized for space debris optical tracking
Original language description
The new photon counting detector package has been developed for applications of the orbiting space debris optical tracking. The advanced construction of the detector control electronics enables to operate the detection chip in continuous and gated photon counting operational modes. Using the proposed construction the detector is capable to monitor the strength of a solar radiation diffused reflected by the space debris. Combining the continuous and gated detection modes enables to measure the photon flux rates over more than three orders of magnitudes ranging from one kHz to several MHz. In addition, the gated mode is optimized for laser ranging of orbiting space debris. The two operation modes of the detector may be switched electronically. The detector is based on a commercial SAP500 avalanche photodiode detection chip with active area diameter of 500 μm, which enables its simple integration into the large input aperture astronomical telescopes. The detection chip is operated at a fixed temperature of-8 °C. In a gated mode the photon detection efficiency exceeds 60% at 532 nm. Its timing resolution is typically better than 100 ps rms. In a continuous mode its dark count rate is well below 10 kHz. This detector package was developed as our contribution to the ESA activity "Space Situational Awareness program P2-SST-VII Expert Coordination Centre; Phase II".
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10306 - Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Proc. SPIE 11027, Quantum Optics and Photon Counting 2019
ISBN
978-1-5106-2720-8
ISSN
0277-786X
e-ISSN
1996-756X
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
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Publisher name
SPIE
Place of publication
Bellingham (stát Washington)
Event location
Praha
Event date
Apr 1, 2019
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
000502083100004