Title :
A Novel Avalanche Free Single Photon Detector
Author :
Memis, O.G. ; Kong, S.C. ; Katsnelson, A. ; Tomamichel, M.P. ; Mohseni, H.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
Abstract :
We have conceived a novel single photon detector for IR wavelengths above 1 μm. The detection mechanism is based on carrier focalization and nano-injection. Preliminary measured data from unpassivated devices show a very high internal gain and low dark current at 1.55 μm at room temperature
Keywords :
finite element method; infrared detector; simulation; single photon detector; type-II; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Electrons; Infrared detectors; Optical imaging; Optical noise; Photodetectors; Quantum dots; Signal to noise ratio; Silicon; finite element method; infrared detector; simulation; single photon detector; type-II;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology, 2006. IEEE-NANO 2006. Sixth IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0077-5
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2006.247762
