Title :
Bidirectional coincidence counting of correlated photons to determine the detection efficiency of a single-photon detector without a reference standard
Author :
Yoshizawa, A. ; Odate, S. ; Fukuda, D. ; Tsuchida, H.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol, Ibaraki
Abstract :
Bidirectional coincidence counting of correlated photons was adopted to determine the detection efficiency of single-photon detectors operating at 1550 nm without comparing to a reference standard. A self-calibration method best suitable for single-photon detectors was established.
Keywords :
calibration; photodetectors; photon counting; bidirectional coincidence counting; correlated photon counting; self-calibration method; single-photon detector; wavelength 1550 nm; Band pass filters; Connectors; Detectors; Frequency; Loss measurement; NIST; Optical coupling; Optical fiber testing; Propagation losses; Q measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391563
