High-Speed Single-Photon Detection with Avalanche Photodiodes in the Near Infrared
( Optoelectronics - Materials and Devices )
Publication series ： Optoelectronics - Materials and Devices
Author： Yan Liang and Heping Zeng
Publisher： IntechOpen
Publication year： 2015
E-ISBN: INT5933460481
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535121749
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9789535121749
Subject： TH Machinery and Instrument Industry
Keyword： Energy technology & engineering
Language： ENG
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High-Speed Single-Photon Detection with Avalanche Photodiodes in the Near Infrared
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As the requisite optical components in quantum information processing, single-photon detectors of high performance at the near-infrared wavelengths are in urgent need. In this paper, we review our recent development in high-speed single-photon detection with avalanche photodiodes, increasing the working repetition frequency up to GHz. Ingenious techniques, such as capacitance-balancing, self-differencing, low-pass filtering, and frequency up-conversion, were employed to achieve high-speed single-photon detection with high detection efficiency and low error counts, offering facility for many important applications, such as laser ranging and imaging, quantum key distribution at GHz clock rate.
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