Title :
Efficient single-photon counting at 1.55 /spl mu/m via frequency upconversion
Author :
Albota, M.A. ; Wong, F.N.C.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We have achieved efficient single-photon detection at 1.55 /spl mu/m by sum-frequency mixing with a strong cw pump at 1064 nm in periodically-poled lithium niobate and subsequent single-photon counting in the visible.
Keywords :
optical frequency conversion; photon counting; 1.55 mum; LiNbO/sub 3/; cw pump; frequency upconversion; periodically-poled lithium niobate; single-photon counting; single-photon detection; sum-frequency mixing; Frequency; Gratings; Laser theory; Lithium niobate; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Photonics Society; Probes; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238470
