Abstract
In this paper we present a time-gated single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array, the first of its kind to be integrated with a newly developed time-resolved laser Raman spectrometer. Time-resolved Raman spectra from various highly fluorescent minerals were successfully observed using our SPAD array; these spectra were obscured by an overwhelming fluorescence background when measured using a traditional continuous wave green laser. The system has photon detection efficiency (PDE) of 5 % at 5 V excess bias with on-chip microlenses. The dark count rate (DCR) of this SPAD is 1.8 kHz at 5 V excess bias. However, thanks to the nanosecond scale time-gating, noise rate per frame is effectively reduced to ~10<sup>-3</sup> counts at 40 kHz laser repetition rate.
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