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Single photonics: Turnstile device and solid-state photomultiplier

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Yamamoto, Y; Kim, J; Benson, O; Kan, H
Published in: Technical Digest - European Quantum Electronics Conference
1998

Two single-photonic devices are presented. A single-photon turnstile device is based on the simultaneous Coulomb-blockade effect for electrons and holes in a mesoscopic, double-barrier, pn-tunnel junction. By periodically modulating the bias voltage between electron and hole resonant tunneling, a single electron and a single hole can periodically be injected into the central island, followed by single-photon emission. A solid-state photomultiplier (SSPM) utilizes the impact ionization of shallow As donor levels in Si as the multiplication mechanism. A SSPM, combined with a cold GaAs cascode amplifier that operates at 4 K, achieves single-photon detection with high quantum efficiency, high gain, and short response time.

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Technical Digest - European Quantum Electronics Conference

Publication Date

1998

Start / End Page

172-
 

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Yamamoto, Y., Kim, J., Benson, O., & Kan, H. (1998). Single photonics: Turnstile device and solid-state photomultiplier. Technical Digest - European Quantum Electronics Conference, 172-.
Yamamoto, Y., J. Kim, O. Benson, and H. Kan. “Single photonics: Turnstile device and solid-state photomultiplier.” Technical Digest - European Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998, 172-.
Yamamoto Y, Kim J, Benson O, Kan H. Single photonics: Turnstile device and solid-state photomultiplier. Technical Digest - European Quantum Electronics Conference. 1998;172-.
Yamamoto, Y., et al. “Single photonics: Turnstile device and solid-state photomultiplier.” Technical Digest - European Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998, pp. 172-.
Yamamoto Y, Kim J, Benson O, Kan H. Single photonics: Turnstile device and solid-state photomultiplier. Technical Digest - European Quantum Electronics Conference. 1998;172-.

Published In

Technical Digest - European Quantum Electronics Conference

Publication Date

1998

Start / End Page

172-