• DocumentCode
    376635
  • Title

    Single photon counters in the telecom wavelength region of 1550 nm for quantum information applications

  • Author

    Bourenanne, M. ; Karlsson, A. ; Mathes, M. ; Ciscar, J.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Microelectron. & Inf. Technol., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    15-19 July 2001
  • Abstract
    We report on the performance of commercially available InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes for use as single-photon counters in the telecom wavelength region of 1550 nm, and on results for a "photon counting module" giving TTL level logic output.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; photodetectors; photon counting; quantum cryptography; 1550 nm; TTL level logic output; avalanche photodiodes; dark count rate; optical communication; photon counting module; quantum cryptography; quantum information applications; single-photon counters; telecom wavelength region; Counting circuits; Cryptography; Germanium; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Optical fiber communication; Photonic band gap; Silicon; Telecommunications; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chiba, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6738-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971010
  • Filename
    971010