Low-noise single-photon detection at wavelength 1.55μm

P. A. Hiskett; J. M. Smith; G. S. Buller; P. D. Townsend

doi:10.1049/el:20010734

Low-noise single-photon detection at wavelength 1.55μm

P. A. Hiskett
, J. M. Smith
, G. S. Buller
, P. D. Townsend

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Abstract

The photon-counting performance of commercially available InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes operated in Geiger mode was investigated at temperatures between 77 and 260K. In particular, their noise equivalent power was measured to be 4 × 10^-17 WHz^-1/2 at 77K. The implications of these results in the context of a quantum cryptography application are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1081-1083
Number of pages	3
Journal	Electronics Letters
Volume	37
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/el:20010734
Publication status	Published - 16 Aug 2001
Externally published	Yes

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