• DocumentCode
    521561
  • Title

    Frequency upconversion in periodically-poled LiNbO3 capable of achieving single-photon sensitivities for detections at 1.27 µm and 1.57 µm

  • Author

    Jiang, Yi ; Ding, Yujie J. ; Zotova, Ioulia B. ; Prasad, Narasimha S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have demonstrated that frequency upconversion in periodically-poled LiNbO3 is capable of reaching single-photon sensitivities for detections at 1.27 μm and 1.57 μm at room temperature.
  • Keywords
    infrared detectors; lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; photodetectors; LiNbO3; frequency upconversion; single photon sensitivity; temperature 293 K to 298 K; wavelength 1.27 mum; wavelength 1.57 mum; Energy measurement; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser excitation; NASA; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Pulse measurements; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5501249