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This chapter describes single photoelectron manipulation and detection with sub-nanosecond time resolution in CMOS imagers. Base on an lateral electric field control in a perfectly depleted photodiode without any potential barrier, a single photoelectron transfer in less than one nano second is possible. This property is particularly useful for time-resolved very low light level biological imaging such as in fluorescent lifetime imaging.
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This work was supported in part by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology under a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), No. 22246049. The authors are grateful to Prof. Hashimoto, Prof. Niioka, Mr. Ukon, Dr. Li, Ms. Baek, and Mr. Han.
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Kawahito, S., Yasutomi, K., Kagawa, K. (2014). Single Photoelectron Manipulation and Detection with Sub-Nanosecond Resolution in CMOS Imagers. In: Naruse, M. (eds) Nanophotonic Information Physics. Nano-Optics and Nanophotonics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40224-1_6
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