Differential absorption ozone Lidar with 4H-SiC single-photon detectors

IF 3.5 2区物理与天体物理 Q2 PHYSICS, APPLIED

Applied Physics Letters Pub Date : 2024-11-18 DOI:10.1063/5.0232210

Xian-Song Zhao, Chao Yu, Chong Wang, Tianyi Li, Bo Liu, Hai Lu, Rong Zhang, Xiankang Dou, Jun Zhang, Jian-Wei Pan

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Abstract

Differential absorption Lidar (DIAL) in the ultraviolet (UV) region is an effective approach for monitoring tropospheric ozone. 4H-SiC single-photon detectors (SPDs) are emergent devices for UV single-photon detection. Here, we demonstrate a 4H-SiC SPD-based ozone DIAL. We design and fabricate the 4H-SiC single-photon avalanche diode with a beveled mesa structure and optimized layer thickness. An active quenching circuit with a quenching time of 1.03 ns is developed to significantly mitigate the afterpulsing effect while enhancing the maximum count rate. After characterization, the SPD exhibits excellent performance with a photon detection efficiency of 16.6% at 266 nm, a dark count rate of 138 kcps, a maximum count rate of 13 Mcps, and an afterpulse probability of 2.7% at room temperature. Then, we apply two 4H-SiC SPDs in an ozone DIAL. The measured ozone concentrations at altitudes of 1–3.5 km agree well with the results of a commercial ozone DIAL. Our work provides an alternative solution for general UV Lidar applications.

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采用 4H-SiC 单光子探测器的差分吸收臭氧激光雷达

紫外线（UV）区域的差分吸收激光雷达（DIAL）是监测对流层臭氧的一种有效方法。4H-SiC 单光子探测器（SPD）是紫外单光子探测的新兴设备。在此，我们展示了基于 4H-SiC SPD 的臭氧 DIAL。我们设计和制造的 4H-SiC 单光子雪崩二极管具有斜面网格结构和优化的层厚度。我们还开发了淬火时间为 1.03 ns 的主动淬火电路，在提高最大计数率的同时显著减轻了余脉效应。经过表征，SPD 表现出卓越的性能，在 266 nm 波长下的光子检测效率为 16.6%，暗计数率为 138 kcps，最大计数率为 13 Mcps，室温下的后脉冲概率为 2.7%。然后，我们将两个 4H-SiC SPD 应用于臭氧 DIAL。在 1-3.5 千米高空测得的臭氧浓度与商用臭氧 DIAL 的结果非常吻合。我们的工作为一般紫外激光雷达应用提供了另一种解决方案。

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Applied Physics Letters 物理-物理：应用

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

10.00%

发文量

1821

审稿时长

1.6 months

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