Low-noise single-photon detection at wavelength 1.55 mu m

Authors
Hiskett, PA Smith, JM Buller, GS Townsend, PD
Citation
Pa. Hiskett et al., Low-noise single-photon detection at wavelength 1.55 mu m, ELECTR LETT, 37(17), 2001, pp. 1081-1083
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRONICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00135194 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
17
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1081 - 1083
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(20010816)37:17<1081:LSDAW1>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The photon-counting performance of commercially available InGaAs/InP avalan che photodiodes operated in Geiger mode was investigated at temperatures be tween 77 and 260 K. In particular, their noise equivalent power was measure d to be 4 x 10(-17) WHz(-1/2) at 77 K. The implications of these results in the context of a quantum cryptography application are discussed.