Title :
Free-running single photon detector based on an InGaAs negative feedback avalanche photodiode with an extremely low dark count rate
Author :
Korzh, Boris ; Legre, Matthieu ; Walenta, Nino ; Lunghi, Tommaso ; Zbinden, Hugo
Author_Institution :
GAP-Opt., Univ. of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate high performance operation of a single photon detection module based on an InGaAs avalanche photodiode in free-running mode. A dark count rate of 1 cps is measured for an efficiency value of 10%.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiodes; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; photodetectors; photon counting; InGaAs; extremely low dark count rate; free-running single photon detector; high performance operation; negative feedback avalanche photodiode; Avalanche photodiodes; Detectors; Indium gallium arsenide; Negative feedback; Optics; Photonics; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
