• DocumentCode
    1002320
  • Title

    Detection of single 1.3 ¿m photons at 45 Mbit/s

  • Author

    Levine, B.F. ; Bethea, C.G.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, USA
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    269
  • Lastpage
    271
  • Abstract
    We have achieved single-photon detection at 45 Mbit/s, with photons having a wavelength of 1.3 ¿m. This is by far the highest photon-counting frequency ever attained.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; photon counting; 1.3 micron photons; 45 Mbit/s; avalanche photodiode; photon-counting frequency; single-photon detection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19840180
  • Filename
    4249832