Mr Jaroslaw Kirdoda
- Research Associate (Electronic & Nanoscale Engineering)
Publications
2025
Millar, R. et al. (2025) Pseudo-planar Ge-on-Si Avalanche Photodiode with >100 Gain and Low Excess Noise. In: SPIE Photonics West 2025, San Francisco, California, United States, 25-31 January 2025, 133620K. ISBN 9781510684720 (doi: 10.1117/12.3042259)
Modak, M. et al. (2025) Development of High-Performance Short-Wave Infrared Ge-on-Si Linear Mode Avalanche Photodiodes. In: Silicon Photonics XX, San Francisco, CA, United States, 28-30 Jan 2025, 133710E. ISBN 9781510684911 (doi: 10.1117/12.3043218)
2024
Fleming, F. et al. (2024) Surface-normal illuminated pseudo-planar Ge-on-Si avalanche photodiodes with high gain and low noise. Optics Express, 32(11), 19449. (doi: 10.1364/OE.521417)
Dumas, D. et al. (2024) Decoupling the dark count rate contributions in Ge-on-Si single photon avalanche diodes. In: SPIE OPTO 2024, San Francisco, California, USA, 27 Jan-01 Feb 2024, (doi: 10.1117/12.3001450)
2023
Yi, X. et al. (2023) Afterpulsing in Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diodes. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 35(7), pp. 959-962. (doi: 10.1109/lpt.2023.3289653)
Coughlan, C., Mirza, M.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Kirdoda, J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, D., Smith, C, McCarthy, C.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8386-5526, Millar, R.W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484 and Paul, D.J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2023)
Effect of Passivation on Selectively Grown Sub-µm Ge-on-Si Single Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors.
In: 2023 IEEE Silicon Photonics Conference (SiPhotonics), Arlington, VA, USA, 04-07 Apr 2023,
ISBN 9781665486552
(doi: 10.1109/SiPhotonics55903.2023.10141911)
Paul, D.J. et al. (2023) A Review of Ge-on-Si Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) Photodetectors and Applications. ISTDM-ICSI-2023, Como, Italy, 21-25 May 2023.
Coughlan, Conor, Mirza, Muhammad M.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Kirdoda, Jaroslaw
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, Derek, Smith, Charles, McCarthy, Charlie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8386-5526, Mowbray, Hannah, Watson, Scott
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9235-9242, Millar, Ross
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484 and Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2023)
Variation of Sidewall Passivation on Sub-um Selectively Grown Ge-on-Si Devices Towards Single Photon Avalanche Detectors.
In: SPIE OPTO 2023, San Francisco, CA, USA, 28 Jan-3 Feb 2023,
124170M.
ISBN 9781510659391
(doi: 10.1117/12.2665493)
Smith, C. et al. (2023) Simulation and Design Optimization of Germanium-on-Silicon Single Photon Avalanche Diodes. In: SPIE OPTO 2023, San Francisco, CA, USA, 28 Jan-3 Feb 2023, 124260S. ISBN 9781510659575 (doi: 10.1117/12.2650154)
2021
Thorburn, Fiona, Yi, Xin, Greener, Zoe M., Kirdoda, Jaroslaw ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Huddleston, Laura L., Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530 and Buller, Gerald S
(2021)
Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diode detectors for short-wave infrared wavelengths.
Journal of Physics: Photonics, 4,
012001.
(doi: 10.1088/2515-7647/ac3839)
Millar, R. W. et al. (2021) Pseudo-planar Ge-on-Si Single-photon Avalanche Diode Detector with Record Low Noise-equivalent Power. In: SPIE PHOTONEX, Glasgow, UK, 28 Sep - 01 Oct 2021, (doi: 10.1117/12.2599033)
Millar, R. W. et al. (2021) Ge-on-Si Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors with Low Noise Equivalent Power in the Short-Wave Infrared. In: 2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), Munich, Germany, 21-25 June 2021, ISBN 9781665418768 (doi: 10.1109/CLEO/Europe-EQEC52157.2021.9542785)
2020
Ferre Llin, L. et al. (2020) High sensitivity Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diode detectors. Optics Letters, 45(23), pp. 6406-6409. (doi: 10.1364/OL.396756)
Millar, R. W. et al. (2020) Ge-on-Si Single Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors for LIDAR in the Short Wave Infrared. In: CLEO: Applications and Technology 2020, Washington, DC, USA, 10-15 May 2020, AF2I.6. ISBN 9781943580767 (doi: 10.1364/CLEO_AT.2020.AF2I.6)
Thorburn, F. E. et al. (2020) High Efficiency Planar Geometry Germanium-on-silicon Single-photon Avalanche Diode Detectors. In: Advanced Photon Counting Techniques XIV, 27 Apr - 08 May 2020, 113860N. ISBN 9781510635494 (doi: 10.1117/12.2559620)
Kirdoda, Jaroslaw ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, Derek C.S., Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Mirza, Muhammad M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530, Kuzmenko, Kateryna, Vines, Peter, Greener, Zoe and Buller, Gerald S.
(2020)
Geiger Mode Ge-on-Si Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors.
In: 2019 IEEE 2nd British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP), London, UK, 11-13 Dec 2019,
ISBN 9781728149486
(doi: 10.1109/BICOP48819.2019.9059574)
The University Court Of The University of Glasgow. Heriot-Watt University (2020) Single photon avalanche detector, method for use therefore and for its manufacture. .
Kuzmenko, K. et al. (2020) 3D LIDAR imaging using Ge-on-Si single–photon avalanche diode detectors. Optics Express, 28(2), pp. 1330-1344. (doi: 10.1364/OE.383243)
2019
Dumas, Derek C.S., Kirdoda, Jaroslaw ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Vines, Peter, Kuzmenko, Kateryna, Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Buller, Gerald S. and Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2019)
Ge-On-Si High Efficiency Spads at 1310 Nm.
In: 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), Munich, Germany, 23-27 Jun 2019,
ISBN 9781728104690
(doi: 10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2019.8873357)
Kirdoda, Jaroslaw ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, Derek C.S., Kuzmenko, Kateryna, Vines, Peter, Greener, Zoe M., Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Mirza, Muhammad M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Buller, Gerald S. and Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2019)
Geiger Mode Ge-on-Si Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors.
In: 2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP), Singapore, 28-30 Aug 2019,
ISBN 9781728109053
(doi: 10.1109/GROUP4.2019.8853918)
Kirdoda, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Ferre Llin, L., Kuzmenko, K., Vines, P., Greener, Z., Dumas, D.C.S., Millar, R.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Mirza, M.M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Buller, G.S. and Paul, D.J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2019)
High Efficiency Planar Ge-on-Si Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors.
CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science 2019, San Jose, CA, USA, 05-10 May 2019.
ISBN 9781943580576
Vines, Peter, Kuzmenko, Kateryna, Kirdoda, Jarosław ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, Derek C.S., Mirza, Muhammad M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530 and Buller, Gerald S.
(2019)
High performance planar germanium-on-silicon single-photon avalanche diode detectors.
Nature Communications, 10,
1086.
(doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08830-w)
(PMID:30842439)
(PMCID:PMC6403241)
Dumas, Derek C.S., Kirdoda, Jarosław ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Vines, Peter, Kuzmenko, Kateryna, Buller, Gerald S. and Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2019)
High-Efficiency Ge-on-Si SPADs for Short-Wave Infrared.
In: SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, USA, 02-07 Feb 2019,
p. 1091424.
(doi: 10.1117/12.2521067)
Kuzmenko, K. et al. (2019) Planar Geometry Ge-on-Si SPAD Detectors for the Short-wave Infrared. Advanced Photon Counting Techniques XIII, Baltimore, MD, USA, 14-18 Apr 2019. p. 24. ISBN 9781510626218 (doi: 10.1117/12.2518858)
2018
Kirdoda, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, D., Vines, P., Kuzmenko, K., Millar, R.W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Buller, G.S. and Paul, D.J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2018)
Ge on Si Single Photon Avalanche Detectors for Lidar Applications.
SPIE Security + Defence 2018, Berlin, Germany, 10-13 Sep 2018.
Ghisetti, Emanuele Alberto, Dumas, Derek, Kirdoda, Jarosław ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Gallacher, Kevin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4733-3940, Millar, Ross William
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Mirza, Muhammad M.A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X and Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2018)
Germanium on Silicon Single Photon Avalanche Detectors Using Silicon-on-Insulator Substrates.
Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXII, San Francisco, CA, USA, 29 Jan - 01 Feb 2018.
(doi: 10.1117/12.2290403)
Articles
Fleming, F. et al. (2024) Surface-normal illuminated pseudo-planar Ge-on-Si avalanche photodiodes with high gain and low noise. Optics Express, 32(11), 19449. (doi: 10.1364/OE.521417)
Yi, X. et al. (2023) Afterpulsing in Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diodes. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 35(7), pp. 959-962. (doi: 10.1109/lpt.2023.3289653)
Thorburn, Fiona, Yi, Xin, Greener, Zoe M., Kirdoda, Jaroslaw ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Huddleston, Laura L., Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530 and Buller, Gerald S
(2021)
Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diode detectors for short-wave infrared wavelengths.
Journal of Physics: Photonics, 4,
012001.
(doi: 10.1088/2515-7647/ac3839)
Ferre Llin, L. et al. (2020) High sensitivity Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diode detectors. Optics Letters, 45(23), pp. 6406-6409. (doi: 10.1364/OL.396756)
Kuzmenko, K. et al. (2020) 3D LIDAR imaging using Ge-on-Si single–photon avalanche diode detectors. Optics Express, 28(2), pp. 1330-1344. (doi: 10.1364/OE.383243)
Vines, Peter, Kuzmenko, Kateryna, Kirdoda, Jarosław ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, Derek C.S., Mirza, Muhammad M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530 and Buller, Gerald S.
(2019)
High performance planar germanium-on-silicon single-photon avalanche diode detectors.
Nature Communications, 10,
1086.
(doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08830-w)
(PMID:30842439)
(PMCID:PMC6403241)
Conference or Workshop Item
Paul, D.J. et al. (2023) A Review of Ge-on-Si Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) Photodetectors and Applications. ISTDM-ICSI-2023, Como, Italy, 21-25 May 2023.
Kirdoda, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Ferre Llin, L., Kuzmenko, K., Vines, P., Greener, Z., Dumas, D.C.S., Millar, R.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Mirza, M.M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Buller, G.S. and Paul, D.J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2019)
High Efficiency Planar Ge-on-Si Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors.
CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science 2019, San Jose, CA, USA, 05-10 May 2019.
ISBN 9781943580576
Kuzmenko, K. et al. (2019) Planar Geometry Ge-on-Si SPAD Detectors for the Short-wave Infrared. Advanced Photon Counting Techniques XIII, Baltimore, MD, USA, 14-18 Apr 2019. p. 24. ISBN 9781510626218 (doi: 10.1117/12.2518858)
Kirdoda, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, D., Vines, P., Kuzmenko, K., Millar, R.W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Buller, G.S. and Paul, D.J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2018)
Ge on Si Single Photon Avalanche Detectors for Lidar Applications.
SPIE Security + Defence 2018, Berlin, Germany, 10-13 Sep 2018.
Ghisetti, Emanuele Alberto, Dumas, Derek, Kirdoda, Jarosław ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Gallacher, Kevin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4733-3940, Millar, Ross William
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Mirza, Muhammad M.A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X and Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2018)
Germanium on Silicon Single Photon Avalanche Detectors Using Silicon-on-Insulator Substrates.
Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXII, San Francisco, CA, USA, 29 Jan - 01 Feb 2018.
(doi: 10.1117/12.2290403)
Conference Proceedings
Millar, R. et al. (2025) Pseudo-planar Ge-on-Si Avalanche Photodiode with >100 Gain and Low Excess Noise. In: SPIE Photonics West 2025, San Francisco, California, United States, 25-31 January 2025, 133620K. ISBN 9781510684720 (doi: 10.1117/12.3042259)
Modak, M. et al. (2025) Development of High-Performance Short-Wave Infrared Ge-on-Si Linear Mode Avalanche Photodiodes. In: Silicon Photonics XX, San Francisco, CA, United States, 28-30 Jan 2025, 133710E. ISBN 9781510684911 (doi: 10.1117/12.3043218)
Dumas, D. et al. (2024) Decoupling the dark count rate contributions in Ge-on-Si single photon avalanche diodes. In: SPIE OPTO 2024, San Francisco, California, USA, 27 Jan-01 Feb 2024, (doi: 10.1117/12.3001450)
Coughlan, C., Mirza, M.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Kirdoda, J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, D., Smith, C, McCarthy, C.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8386-5526, Millar, R.W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484 and Paul, D.J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2023)
Effect of Passivation on Selectively Grown Sub-µm Ge-on-Si Single Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors.
In: 2023 IEEE Silicon Photonics Conference (SiPhotonics), Arlington, VA, USA, 04-07 Apr 2023,
ISBN 9781665486552
(doi: 10.1109/SiPhotonics55903.2023.10141911)
Coughlan, Conor, Mirza, Muhammad M.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Kirdoda, Jaroslaw
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, Derek, Smith, Charles, McCarthy, Charlie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8386-5526, Mowbray, Hannah, Watson, Scott
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9235-9242, Millar, Ross
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484 and Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2023)
Variation of Sidewall Passivation on Sub-um Selectively Grown Ge-on-Si Devices Towards Single Photon Avalanche Detectors.
In: SPIE OPTO 2023, San Francisco, CA, USA, 28 Jan-3 Feb 2023,
124170M.
ISBN 9781510659391
(doi: 10.1117/12.2665493)
Smith, C. et al. (2023) Simulation and Design Optimization of Germanium-on-Silicon Single Photon Avalanche Diodes. In: SPIE OPTO 2023, San Francisco, CA, USA, 28 Jan-3 Feb 2023, 124260S. ISBN 9781510659575 (doi: 10.1117/12.2650154)
Millar, R. W. et al. (2021) Pseudo-planar Ge-on-Si Single-photon Avalanche Diode Detector with Record Low Noise-equivalent Power. In: SPIE PHOTONEX, Glasgow, UK, 28 Sep - 01 Oct 2021, (doi: 10.1117/12.2599033)
Millar, R. W. et al. (2021) Ge-on-Si Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors with Low Noise Equivalent Power in the Short-Wave Infrared. In: 2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), Munich, Germany, 21-25 June 2021, ISBN 9781665418768 (doi: 10.1109/CLEO/Europe-EQEC52157.2021.9542785)
Millar, R. W. et al. (2020) Ge-on-Si Single Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors for LIDAR in the Short Wave Infrared. In: CLEO: Applications and Technology 2020, Washington, DC, USA, 10-15 May 2020, AF2I.6. ISBN 9781943580767 (doi: 10.1364/CLEO_AT.2020.AF2I.6)
Thorburn, F. E. et al. (2020) High Efficiency Planar Geometry Germanium-on-silicon Single-photon Avalanche Diode Detectors. In: Advanced Photon Counting Techniques XIV, 27 Apr - 08 May 2020, 113860N. ISBN 9781510635494 (doi: 10.1117/12.2559620)
Kirdoda, Jaroslaw ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, Derek C.S., Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Mirza, Muhammad M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530, Kuzmenko, Kateryna, Vines, Peter, Greener, Zoe and Buller, Gerald S.
(2020)
Geiger Mode Ge-on-Si Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors.
In: 2019 IEEE 2nd British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP), London, UK, 11-13 Dec 2019,
ISBN 9781728149486
(doi: 10.1109/BICOP48819.2019.9059574)
Dumas, Derek C.S., Kirdoda, Jaroslaw ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Vines, Peter, Kuzmenko, Kateryna, Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Buller, Gerald S. and Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2019)
Ge-On-Si High Efficiency Spads at 1310 Nm.
In: 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), Munich, Germany, 23-27 Jun 2019,
ISBN 9781728104690
(doi: 10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2019.8873357)
Kirdoda, Jaroslaw ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Dumas, Derek C.S., Kuzmenko, Kateryna, Vines, Peter, Greener, Zoe M., Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Mirza, Muhammad M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-224X, Buller, Gerald S. and Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2019)
Geiger Mode Ge-on-Si Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Detectors.
In: 2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP), Singapore, 28-30 Aug 2019,
ISBN 9781728109053
(doi: 10.1109/GROUP4.2019.8853918)
Dumas, Derek C.S., Kirdoda, Jarosław ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-4496, Millar, Ross W.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2484, Vines, Peter, Kuzmenko, Kateryna, Buller, Gerald S. and Paul, Douglas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-8530
(2019)
High-Efficiency Ge-on-Si SPADs for Short-Wave Infrared.
In: SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, USA, 02-07 Feb 2019,
p. 1091424.
(doi: 10.1117/12.2521067)
Patents
The University Court Of The University of Glasgow. Heriot-Watt University (2020) Single photon avalanche detector, method for use therefore and for its manufacture. .