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Opportunities for single photon detection using visible light photon counters

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Kim, J; McKay, KS; Stapelbroek, MG; Hogue, HH
Published in: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
2011

Visible light photon counters (VLPCs) are solid-state devices providing high quantum efficiency (QE) photon detection (>88%) with photon number resolving capability and low timing jitter (∼250 ps). VLPC features high QE in the 0.4-1.0μm wavelength range, as the main photon absorption mechanism is provided by electron-hole pair generation across the silicon bandgap. In this paper, we will discuss the optical and electrical operating principles of VLPCs, and propose a range of device optimization paths that improves various aspects of VLPC for advanced quantum optics and quantum information processing experiments, both in the UV and the telecom wavelength range. © 2011 SPIE.

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

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0277-786X

Publication Date

2011

Volume

8033

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering
 

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Kim, J., McKay, K. S., Stapelbroek, M. G., & Hogue, H. H. (2011). Opportunities for single photon detection using visible light photon counters. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 8033. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887130
Kim, J., K. S. McKay, M. G. Stapelbroek, and H. H. Hogue. “Opportunities for single photon detection using visible light photon counters.” Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 8033 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887130.
Kim J, McKay KS, Stapelbroek MG, Hogue HH. Opportunities for single photon detection using visible light photon counters. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 2011;8033.
Kim, J., et al. “Opportunities for single photon detection using visible light photon counters.” Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 8033, 2011. Scival, doi:10.1117/12.887130.
Kim J, McKay KS, Stapelbroek MG, Hogue HH. Opportunities for single photon detection using visible light photon counters. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 2011;8033.

Published In

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

DOI

ISSN

0277-786X

Publication Date

2011

Volume

8033

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering