Chad Jacob Bircher

US Patent:

20160371419, Dec 22, 2016

Filed:

Jun 17, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/742307

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Chad Jacob Bircher - Niskayuna NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/50

Abstract:

A system and method for compensating signal delay across a solid state photomultiplier. The method including determining respective arrival times of signals from a plurality of microcells of the photomultiplier, calculating a signal transit time delay difference between the respective arrival times for individual signals, correlating the individual transit time delay differences to an amount of respective signal propagation compensation for respective microcells of the photomultiplier, and introducing the respective signal propagation compensation into circuitry of the respective microcells. The method also includes at least one of adjusting a response shape of a photodiode within each of the plurality of microcells, adjusting operating parameters of a one-shot pulse circuit within the microcells, and modifying circuit design values of each microcells during fabrication of the photomultiplier. A non-transitory computer readable medium and a system for implementing the method on a row, column, and/or individual microcell level are disclosed.