• DocumentCode
    1673401
  • Title

    Single-photon detector based on frequency up-conversion in MgO-doped periodically-poled LiNbO3 waveguide: Record-low dark counts and detectable photons

  • Author

    Li, Da ; Ding, Yujie J. ; Zotova, Ioulia B. ; Prasad, Narasimha S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have implemented a single-photon detector in the 1500-nm band based on frequency up-conversion in a MgO-doped periodically-poled LiNbO3 waveguide, with a record-low dark count rate and a record-low detectable signal photon rate.
  • Keywords
    infrared detectors; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; photodetectors; LiNbO3:MgO; frequency upconversion; low dark count; optical waveguide; single photon detector; wavelength 1500 nm; Couplers; Detectors; Lithium niobate; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Temperature measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326408
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1673401