• DocumentCode
    2229039
  • Title

    Single-photon detection at 1550 nm via upconversion using a tunable long-wavelength pump source

  • Author

    Pelc, J.S. ; Phillips, C.R. ; Langrock, C. ; Zhang, Q. ; Ma, L. ; Slattery, O. ; Tang, X. ; Fejer, M.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate 37% single-photon detection efficiency at 1550 nm via sum-frequency generation in a periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide, by pumping with a monolithic optical parametric oscillator tunable near 1800 nm.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical tuning; optical waveguides; photodetectors; LiNbO3; monolithic optical parametric oscillator; optical upconversion; periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide; single-photon detection; sum-frequency generation; tunable long-wavelength pump source; wavelength 1550 nm; Detectors; Frequency conversion; Noise; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950189
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2229039