Title :
Photon-counting receiver in near-infra-red region: use of GaInAs avalanche photodiode
Author :
Kikuchi, Kazuro ; Yamada, Makoto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A photon-counting receiver using a GaInAs avalanche photodiode has been constructed. The receiver has a quantum efficiency greater than 1% in the spectral range from 800 to 1600 nm, where no practical photomultipliers are available. The real-time recording of single photon incidence is also achieved with 20 ns time resolution.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiodes; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; infrared detectors; photodetectors; photon counting; 1 percent; 20 ns; 800 to 1600 nm; APD; GaInAs; III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiode; nanosecond time-resolution; near IR-region; near infrared; near-infra-red region; photon-counting receiver; quantum efficiency; real-time recording; single photon incidence;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890687
