DocumentCode
2786203
Title
A Novel Avalanche Free Single Photon Detector
Author
Memis, O.G. ; Kong, S.C. ; Katsnelson, A. ; Tomamichel, M.P. ; Mohseni, H.
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2006
fDate
17-20 June 2006
Firstpage
742
Lastpage
745
Abstract
We have conceived a novel single photon detector for IR wavelengths above 1 μm. The detection mechanism is based on carrier focalization and nano-injection. Preliminary measured data from unpassivated devices show a very high internal gain and low dark current at 1.55 μm at room temperature
Keywords
finite element method; infrared detector; simulation; single photon detector; type-II; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Electrons; Infrared detectors; Optical imaging; Optical noise; Photodetectors; Quantum dots; Signal to noise ratio; Silicon; finite element method; infrared detector; simulation; single photon detector; type-II;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nanotechnology, 2006. IEEE-NANO 2006. Sixth IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0077-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NANO.2006.247762
Filename
1717212
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