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  • 1 H. Zimmermann, B. Steindl, M. Hofbauer, R. Enne, ‘Integrated Fiber Optical Receiver Reducing the Gap to the Quantum Limit (PDF)’, Scientific Reports, 7:2652, 2017; DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-02870-2
  • 2 R. Enne, B. Steindl, M. Hofbauer, H. Zimmermann, ‘Fast Cascoded Quenching Circuit for Decreasing Afterpulsing Effects in 0.35µm CMOS (PDF)’, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 62-65 (2018). DOI: 10.1109/LSSC.2018.2827881
  • 3 D. Milovancev, T. Jukic, B. Steindl, M. Hofbauer, K. Schneider-Hornstein, H. Zimmermann, ‘Optical Wireless Communication with Monolithic Avalanche Photodiode Receivers (PDF)‘, 2017 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), pp. 25-26 (2017). DOI: 10.1109/IPCon.2017.8115989; (invited)
  • 4 D. Milovancev, J. Weidenauer, B. Steindl, M. Hofbauer, R. Enne, H. Zimmermann, ‘Visible light communication at 50 Mbit/s using a red LED and an SPAD receiver (PDF)’, 11th IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP18), 2018, article no. 1570433378, 4 pages. DOI: 10.1109/CSNDSP.2018.8471890
  • 5 D. Milovancev, J. Weidenauer, B. Steindl, M. Hofbauer, R. Enne, H. Zimmermann, ‘Influence of On-Off Keying Duty Cycle on BER in Wireless Optical Communication Up to 75 Mbit/s Using an SPAD and a RC LED (PDF)’, International Conference on Broadband Communications for Next Generation Networks and Multimedia Applications (COBCOM), 2018, pp. 1-5. DOI: 10.1109/COBCOM.2018.8443988
  • 6 B. Steindl, M. Hofbauer, K. Schneider-Hornstein, P. Brandl, H. Zimmermann, ‘Single- Photon Avalanche Photodiode Based Fiber Optic Receiver for up to 200 Mb/s (PDF)‘, IEEE J. Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol. 24, No. 2, 3801308 (2018). DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2017.2764682 (Invited Paper)
  • 7 B. Goll, M. Hofbauer, B. Steindl, H. Zimmermann, ‘A Fully Integrated SPAD-Based CMOS Data-Receiver with a Sensitivity of -64dBm at 20Mb/s (PDF)‘, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 2-5 (2018), doi: 10.1109/LSSC.2018.2794766
  • 8 M. Hofbauer, B. Steindl, H. Zimmermann, ‘Temperature Dependence of Dark Count Rate and After Pulsing of a Single-Photon Avalanche Diode with an Integrated Active Quenching Circuit in 0.35µm CMOS (PDF)’, Hindawi Journal of Sensors, Article 9585931 (2018), DOI: 10.1155/2018/9585931
  • 9 M. Hofbauer, B. Steindl, K. Schneider-Hornstein, B. Goll, K. -O. Voss and H. Zimmermann, "Single-Event Transients in a PIN Photodiode and a Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Integrated in 0.35µm CMOS (PDF)", 18th European Conference on Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS), Göteborg, Sweden, 2018, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/RADECS45761.2018.9328700.
  • 10 M. Hofbauer, B. Steindl, K. Schneider-Hornstein, H. Zimmermann, „Thick CMOS Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Optimized for Near Infrared with Integrated Active Quenching Circuit (PDF)“, Single Photon Workshop 2019, Milano, Poster ID: 39, paper ID: 72.
  • 11 B. Steindl, H. Zimmermann, ‘Optimized silicon CMOS reach-through avalanche photodiode with 2.3-GHz bandwidth (PDF)’, SPIE Optical Engineering, Vol. 56, No. 11, pp. 110501-1 - 110501-3, (2017), doi: 10.1117/1.OE.56.11.110501
  • 12 M. Hofbauer, B. Steindl, K. Schneider-Hornstein, H. Zimmermann, ‘Performance of High-Voltage CMOS Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes with and without Well-Modulation Technique (PDF)’, SPIE Opt. Eng., Vol. 59, No. 4, 040502-1 -- 040502-8 (2020). DOI: 10.1117/1.OE.59.4.040502
  • 13 M. Hofbauer, B. Steindl, H. Zimmermann, "Fully Integrated Optical Receiver Using Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes in High-Voltage CMOS (PDF)", SPIE Optical Engineering 59(7), 070502-1 -- 070502-6 (2020). DOI: 10.1117/1.OE.59.7.070502
  • 14 B. Goll, M. Hofbauer, B. Steindl, H. Zimmermann, ‘Transient Response of a 0.35µm CMOS SPAD with Thick Absorption Zone (PDF)’, 25th IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS), Bordeaux (France), Dec. 9th - 12th , 2018, pp. 9-12. DOI: 10.1109/ICECS.2018.8617999
  • 15 B. Goll, B. Steindl, H. Zimmermann, ‘Avalanche Transients of Thick 0.35µm CMOS Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (PDF)’, MDPI Micromachines, Vol. 11, Special Issue “Miniaturized Silicon Photodetectors: New Perspectives and Applications”, 869 (2020). DOI: 10.3390/mi11090869
  • 16 H. Mahmoudi, M. Hofbauer, B. Steindl, K. Schneider-Hornstein, H. Zimmermann, ‘Modeling and Analysis of BER Performance in a SPAD-Based Integrated Fiber Optical Receiver (PDF)’, IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 1-11 (2018); DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2018.2875519
  • 17 H. Mahmoudi, M. Hofbauer, B. Steindl, K. Schneider-Hornstein, H. Zimmermann, ‘Statistical Study of Intrinsic Parasitics in an SPAD-Based Integrated Fiber Optical Receiver (PDF)’, IEEE Trans. Electron. Dev., Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 497-504 (2019). DOI: 10.1109/TED.2018.2882344
  • 18 S. S. Kohneh Poushi, H. Mahmoudi, B. Steindl, M. Hofbauer and H. Zimmermann, ‘Comprehensive Modeling of Photon Detection Probability in CMOS-based SPADs (PDF)’, IEEE Sensors Conf., Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2020, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/SENSORS47125.2020.9278771
  • 19 H. Mahmoudi, S. S. Kohneh Poushi, B. Steindl, M. Hofbauer, H. Zimmermann, ‘Optical and Electrical Characterization and Modeling of Photon Detection Probability in CMOS Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (PDF)’, IEEE Sensors Journal, (2021). DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2021.3051365
  • 20 H. Zimmermann, ‘APD and SPAD Receivers (PDF)’, 15th IEEE Int. Conf. on Telecommunications (ConTEL) 2019, pp. 1-5. (Invited); DOI: 10.1109/ConTEL.2019.8848547
  • 21 H. Mahmoudi, M. Hofbauer, B. Goll, K. Schneider-Hornstein, H. Zimmermann, “Optical wireless communication with SPAD receivers”, Int. SPAD Sensor Workshop (ISSW), Edinburgh, 2020. (invited (PDF))
  • 22 K. Schneider-Hornstein, M. Hofbauer, B. Steindl, H. Zimmermann, ‘Fully Integrated Actively Quenched SPAD in 0.18µm CMOS Technology (PDF)’, Austrochip 2020, pp. 62-65, doi: 10.1109/Austrochip51129.2020.9232991
  • 23 M. Hofbauer, B. Goll, H. Zimmermann, ‘Fully integrated single-detector single-photon avalanche diode receiver approaching the quantum limit’, Laser & Photonics Review, to be submitted (PDF)
  • 24 A. Dervic, S. Kohneh Poushi, H. Zimmermann, ‘Fully-Integrated SPAD Active Quenching/Resetting Circuit in High-Voltage 0.35-µm CMOS for Reaching PDP Saturation at 650 nm’, DDECS 2021, submitted (PDF)

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