Ultra-low-noise high-speed single-photon detection using a sinusoidally gated InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7945, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Namekata, Naoto ^a   Inoue, Shuichiro ^a  

^a Institute of Quantum Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

InGaAs InP avalanche photodiode; single photon detection; telecommunication wavelength

Indexed keywords

AFTERPULSING; DARK-COUNT PROBABILITY; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; HIGH-SPEED; INGAAS/INP AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; LOW-TEMPERATURE REGIME; SINGLE-PHOTON DETECTION; TELECOMMUNICATION WAVELENGTH;

NANOPHOTONICS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTONS;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES;

EID: 79955761061     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.873232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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