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Multi-Gigahertz Photon Counting Using InGaAs APDs

Authors :
Andrew J. Shields
Andrew W. Sharpe
James F. Dynes
Zhiliang Yuan
Alex Dixon
Source :
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2010.
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
OSA, 2010.

Abstract

We demonstrate multi-gigahertz photon-counting at 1550nm using self-differencing In-GaAs APDs. The quantum efficiency is characterized as 23.5% at an afterpulse probability of 4.84%. The device will further increase the bit-rate for fiber quantum key distribution.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2010
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........9a457d76743ca3c6b3784af35e337c6b
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1364/qels.2010.qthd3