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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
