noiseless, high frame rate (> khz), photon counting arrays for use in the optical to extreme uv
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Noiseless, high frame rate (> kHz), photon counting arrays for use in the optical to extreme UV. John Vallerga, Jason McPhate, Anton Tremsin and Oswald Siegmund Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley Bettina Mikulec and Allan Clark University of Geneva. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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John Vallerga, Jason McPhate, Anton Tremsin and Oswald Siegmund
Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
Bettina Mikulec and Allan Clark
University of Geneva
Noiseless, high frame rate (> kHz), photon counting arrays for use in the optical to
extreme UV
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Future WFS detector requirements
• High optical QE for fainter guide stars
• Lots of pixels - eventually 512 x 512– More accuators
– More complex LGS images (parallax, gated, etc)
– Off null / open loop operation
• Very low (or zero!) readout noise
• kHz frame rates
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Photon Counting
QADC
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Charge integrating
Threshold
EventsCount(x,y,t)
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Centroid in presence of noise:
8 x 8Noiseless35% QE
10 photons
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100 photons
1000 photons
8 x 82.5 e- rms90% QE
6 x 62.5 e- rms90% QE
4 x 42.5 e- rms90% QE
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Centroid error vs. input fluence
Centroid estimator error vs. technique
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Input number of photons
Centroid Error (rms, radians)
CCD Quad cellCCD 8x8 weightedCCD 6x6 weightedMedipix 8x8 weighted
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Imaging, Photon Counting DetectorsCharge distribution on stripsCharge CloudMCP stackTube Window withphotocathodeγ
Photocathode converts photon to electron
MCP(s) amplify electron by 104 to 108
Rear field accelerates electrons to anode
Patterned anode measures charge centroid
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Bandpass by photocathode selection
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Wavelength (nm)
Quantum Efficiency
CsIGaNBialkalaiGaAsP
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MCP Detectors at SSL Berkeley COS FUV for Hubble (200 x 10 mm windowless)
25 mm Optical Tube
GALEX 68 mm NUV Tube (in orbit)
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Wavefront Sensor Event Rates
• 5000 centroids
• Kilohertz feedback rates (atmospheric timescale)
• 1000 detected events per spot for sub-pixel centroiding
5000 x 1000 x 1000 = 5 Gigahertz counting rate!
• Requires integrating detector
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Our AO detector concept
An optical imaging tube using:
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Bialkali (Hamamatsu)
Extended S25 (Hamamatsu)
Extended S25 (Photonis)
GaAs (ITT)
Quantum Efficiency (%)
Wavelength (nm)
• GaAs photocathode
• MCPs to amplify to ~104
• Medipix2 ASIC readout
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Medipix2 ASIC Readout
Each pixel has amp, discriminator, gate & counter.
256 x 256 with 55 µm pixels (buttable to 512 x 512).
Counts integrated at pixel. No charge transfer!
Developed at CERN for Medipix collaboration (xray)
Input
Preamp
Disc.
Disc. logic Mux. 13 bit
counter –ShiftRegister
Clock out
Shutter
Lower Thresh.
Disc.
Mux.
Previous Pixel
Mask bit
Analog Digital
Upper Thresh.
Next Pixel
Mask bit
Polarity
~ 500 transistors/pixel
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First test detector• Demountable detector
• Simple lab vacuum, no photocathode
• Windowless – UV sensitive
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UV photon counting movie
QuickTime™ and aYUV420 codec decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
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Imaged pinhole array
Pinhole grid mask
(0.5 x 0.5 mm)
Gain: 20,000
Rear Field: 1600V
Threshold: 3 ke-
Gap: 500µm
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Avg. movement of 700 spots
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Lamp Position (mm)
Centroid Position (µm)
Delta X
Delta Y
1 pixel
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Position error (550 events/spot)
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Centroid difference (microns)
Number of centroids
rms = 2.0 µm
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Vacuum Tube Design
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Vacuum Tube Design
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Vacuum Tube Design
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Vacuum Tube Design
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Medipix on a Header
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Summary
• Noiseless detectors outperform CCDs at low fluence per frame
• Photocathode choice to fit application
• Medipix ASIC readout allows for a huge dynamic range, fast frame rate.
MCP/Medipix Status
• First tube in Fall 2005
• GaAs tube in 1st half of 2006
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Future Possibilities
• Medipix 3 now being discussed– 130 nm CMOS technology– Faster front end for less deadtime per pixel– Faster readout rate (10 kHz frame rate)– Radiation hard
• Si APDs rather than MCPs as photon converter/amplifier– Higher optical QE– Near IR response– Cooling will be required to reduce dark count rate
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Acknowledgements
• Univ. of Barcelona
• University of Cagliari
• CEA
• CERN
• University of Freiburg
• University of Glasgow
• Czech Academy of Sciences
• Mid-Sweden University
• University of Napoli
• NIKHEF
• University of Pisa
• University of Auvergne
• Medical Research Council
• Czech Technical University
• ESRF
• University of Erlangen-Nurnberg
Thanks to the Medipix Collaboration:
This work was funded by an AODP grant managed by NOAO and funded by NSF
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Flat Field
1200 cts/bin - 500Mcps
MCP deadspots
Hexagonal multifiber boundaries
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Flat Field (cont)
Histogram of Ratio consistent with counting
statistics (2% rms)Ratio Flat1/Flat2
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Readout Architecture33
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256 bit fast shift register
32 bit CMOS output LVDS out
• Pixel values are digital (13 bit)
• Bits are shifted into fast shift register
• Choice of serial or 32 bit parallel output
• Maximum designed bandwidth is 100MHz
• Corresponds to 266µs frame readout
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3328
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256 bit fast shift register
32 bit CMOS output LVDS out
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“Built-in” Electronic Shutter
• Enables/Disables counter
• Timing accuracy to 10 ns
• Uniform across Medipix
• Multiple cycles per frame
• No lifetime issues
• External input - can be phased to laser
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CsI 1985 vs 1999
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Wavelength (Å)
EUV and FUV (50 - 200 nm)
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GaN UV Photocathodes, 100- 400 nmGaN UV Photocathodes, 100- 400 nm
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NW-BH071#3
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Quantum Efficiency (%)
Wavelength (nm)
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GaAsP Photocathodes
Hayashida et al. Beaune 2005 NIM
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Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs, Geiger mode)
•Single photon causes breakdown in over-voltaged diode
•QE potential of silicon
•Arrays in CMOS becoming available
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•Appreciable deadtime
•Low filling factor•High dark counts, crosstalk and afterpulsing
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APD arrays
Edoardo CharbonEcole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
32 x 32
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L3CCD (e2V Technologies)
•Integrates charge
•Multiplies charge in special readout register
•Adjust gain such that e < 1e-
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•Multiplication noise doubles photon noise variance
•Single readout limiting frame rate
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Assumed performance parameters
CCDMedipix-
MCP
Binning 2 x 2 6 x 6 8 x 8 8 x 8
QE (%) 90 90 90 35
Readout noise 2.5 e- 2.5 e- 2.5 e- 0
Seeing width (pxls FWHM) 0.75 2.25 3 3
Diffract. width (pxls FWHM) 0.5 1.5 2 2
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(σ Δφ2 )ph =
π 2
2ln(2)(Nph )•NTND
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2NT2 + NW
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(σ Δφ2 )det =
π 3
32(ln(2))2•σ det
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(σ Δφ2 )tot = (σ Δφ
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Gaussian weighted center of gravity algorithm:
From Fusco et al SPIE 5490. 1155, 2004
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Advantages of multi-pixel sampling of Shack-Hartmann spots
Non-linearity of 2 x 2 binning
Quad cell (2x2) algorithm for Gaussian input
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Calculated position
Sigma = 0.2
Sigma = 0.4
Sigma = 0.6
Sigma = 0.8
Sigma = 1.0
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Advantages of multi-pixel sampling of Shack-Hartmann spots
Linear response off-nullInsensitive to input widthMore sensitive to readout noise
4 x 4 6 x 64x4 COG non-linearity for Gaussian input
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Calculated position(center of gravity )
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6x6 COG non-linearity for Gaussian input
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Calculated position(center of gravity)
Sigma = 0.4Sigma = 0.8Sigma = 1.2
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Technology advantage
High QE CCDs
Number of pixels CCDs, Medipix
Readout noise APD, Medipix, L3CCD
Frame rate Medipix, CCD
Gating Medipix
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Soft X-Ray Photocathodes
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