Title :
Ultra Low Noise InGaAs Single Photon Detector with Transient Carrier Buffer
Author :
Zhao, Kai ; Zhang, Arthur ; Farr, William ; Lo Yu-Hwa
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, San Diego
Abstract :
Sub-Geiger mode single photon detection with ultra low excess noise is demonstrated on an InGaAs based avalanche detector with transient carrier buffer.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; avalanche diodes; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; InGaAs; Sub-Geiger mode single photon detection; avalanche detector; single photon detector; transient carrier buffer; Absorption; Active noise reduction; Charge carrier processes; Circuit noise; Detectors; Energy barrier; Indium compounds; Indium gallium arsenide; Oscilloscopes; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382471
