Title :
High-sensitivity photon-counting communications using Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes
Author :
Robinson, B.S. ; Caplan, D.O. ; Stevens, M.L. ; Barron, R.J. ; Dauler, E.A. ; Hamilton, S.A. ; McIntosh, K.A. ; Donnelly, J.P. ; Duerr, E.K. ; Verghese, S.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Recent advances in Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode technology have made these devices practical for high-sensitivity photon-counting optical communications. We report on recent experiments using 1.06 μm and 1.55 μm Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes to demonstrate optical communications with multiple bits per detected photon.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; optical communication equipment; photodetectors; photon counting; 1.06 mum; 1.55 mum; Geiger-mode photodiodes; avalanche photodiodes; high-sensitivity photon-counting; optical communications; photon-counting communications; Avalanche photodiodes; Event detection; Optical design; Optical detectors; Optical fiber communication; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548127
