Title :
Single-photon detection in near-infrared region based on frequency upconversion in mgo-doped periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguide
Author :
Li, Da ; Jiang, Yi ; Ding, Yujie J. ; Ooi, Boon S. ; Zotova, Ioulia B. ; Prasad, Narasimha S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
MgO-doped periodically-poled LiNbO3 waveguide is used to up-convert photons at 1.535-1.568 μm to those at 598-603 nm, which can be detected by avalanche photodetector at single-photon counting level. Conversion efficiencies up to 45% are achieved.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; photodetectors; photon counting; LiNbO3:MgO; avalanche photodetector; near-infrared single-photon detection; optical frequency upconversion; periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguide; photon upconversion; single-photon counting level; wavelength 1.535 mum to 1.568 mum; wavelength 593 nm to 603 nm; Laser beams; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Power generation; Silicon; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
