• DocumentCode
    2952068
  • Title

    Quantum efficiency measurement of photodetectors by means of correlated photons

  • Author

    Brida, G. ; Castelletto, S. ; Novero, C. ; Rastello, M.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Ist. Elettrotecnico Nazionale Galileo Ferraris, Torino, Italy
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6-10 July 1998
  • Firstpage
    328
  • Lastpage
    329
  • Abstract
    We report the first results concerning quantum efficiency measurement of photodetectors with the technique of correlated photons generated by parametric down conversion in a nonlinear crystal. Measurements have been performed on photomultipliers in photon counting regime and will be extended to avalanche photodiodes working as single photon detectors.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; optical correlation; optical frequency conversion; photodetectors; photomultipliers; photon counting; avalanche photodiodes; coincidence events; correlated photons; nonlinear crystal; parametric down conversion; parametric fluorescence; photodetectors; photomultipliers; photon counting regime; quantum efficiency measurement; single photon detectors; Avalanche photodiodes; Detectors; Event detection; Fluorescence; Nonlinear optics; Performance evaluation; Photodetectors; Photomultipliers; Photonic crystals; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5018-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.1998.699934
  • Filename
    699934