Working principle of single photon detector using APD: APD working principle; Electric driver for APD based SPD; APD materials (Si, InGaAs/InP, Ge; superductor, etc.) and their characteristics;
Key sub-system of APD based SPD: Electric driver; How to choose the APD (diode selection); Cooling system.
How to measure the key characteristic parameters of APD based SPD: Quantum efficiency; Dark count rate; Dead time; After pulse parameter; etc.
How to improve the characteristics of APD based SPD: Quantum efficiency; Dark count rate; Dead time; After pulse parameter; etc.