• DocumentCode
    2301432
  • Title

    Ultra low dark-count-rate up-conversion single photon detector

  • Author

    Tang, Xiao ; Ma, Lijun ; Slattery, Oliver

  • Author_Institution
    Inf. Technol. Lab., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2010
  • Firstpage
    112
  • Lastpage
    113
  • Abstract
    We have demonstrated an ultra low noise up-conversion single photon detector using a periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide. The dark count rate of this detector is lower than 100 counts/second at 10% detection efficiency.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; optical noise; optical waveguides; photodetectors; LiNbO3; detection efficiency; periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide; single photon detector; ultralow dark-count-rate up-conversion; ultralow noise up-conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO
  • ISSN
    -
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5368-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    -
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698783
  • Filename
    5698783
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2301432