A 1 GSa/s Deep Cryogenic, Reconfigurable Soft-core FPGA ADC for Quantum Computing Applications

Analog interfacing is the only way to communicate with a quantum processor, whether it is applying qubit operations or reading their quantum states. There exist other applications where analog interfacing is abundant, e.g. sensor networks, automotive, industrial control, etc. In those applications the use of FPGAs is continuously growing,...

Highly Accurate Synchronization Over Ethernet

Time and timing is everything and everywhere from catching a train to synchronizing machines in a production hall. The key issue of all communicating systems is synchronization. Today’s sensor networks are growing larger and more complex every day, creating a demand for simple and scalable networks, whereby data and clock distribution is shared...

Long-range 3D Range Detector Based on Time-correlated Single-photon Counting

Three-dimensional (3D) range detectors enabling 3D computer vision is now popular in automotive industry. With their participation, automobile safety has been further enhanced, autonomous driving has become realizable. Time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) technique utilizing complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) single photon...

Development of a Multichannel TCSPC System in a Spartan 6 FPGA LinoSPAD - Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging for Fluorescence Guided Surgery

For the master project work was carried out for the development of a fluorescence lifetime imaging probe for fluorescence guided surgery. For this project a prototype was designed. The work on the prototype was divided into three main parts, hardware, firmware / software, and system / optics. In this thesis the firmware / software of the system...

Edge-prediction DTC and Clock-gating TDC Design for Ultra Low Power All Digital PLL

Time-of-Flight 3D Imaging based on a SPAD-TDC Pixel Array in Standard 65 nm CMOS Technology

The interest in high performance three-dimensional (3D) imaging has grown in recent years due to immense demand in engineering, science, medicine and entertainment domains. The driving goals of state-of-the-art 3D imagers are high sensitivity to light and fine depth resolution at long range. Furthermore, high level of integration is desirable to...

Data Acquisition System Design for a 160x128 Single-photon Image Sensor with On-pixel 55 ps Time-to-digital Converter

Time-resolved image sensors enabling picosecond resolutions over large formats are needed in many advanced imaging fields, from fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) to positron emission tomography (PET). Integrated single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) technology embodies the new frontiers of time-resolved imaging, namely better...