• DocumentCode
    1991578
  • Title

    Reducing in dark count rate using a dual-APDs balanced-capacitance self-differencing scheme for 1550 nm single photon detection applications

  • Author

    Ho, Wen-Jeng ; Liu, Jheng-Jie ; Lin, Jhe-Min ; Lee, Yi-Yu ; Hsieh, Yi-Chia ; Tang, Hsuan-Ming

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Taipei Univ. of Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    1972
  • Lastpage
    1974
  • Abstract
    Single-photon performances characterization of InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes (APDs) using a dual-APDs balanced-capacitance self-differencing operation was proposed. Small spike-noise and low discrimination-level were simultaneously achieved. Reducing in dark-count rate was also presented in the proposed scheme.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiodes; dark conductivity; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; photodetectors; InGaAs-InP; avalanche photodiodes; balanced capacitance self differencing scheme; dark count rate; discrimination level; dual-APD; single photon detection applications; spike noise; wavelength 1550 nm; Capacitance; Dark current; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Logic gates; Noise; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1939-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194012
  • Filename
    6194012