Title :
Fast lifetime measurements of infrared emitters with low-jitter superconducting single photon detectors
Author :
Stevens, Martin J. ; Hadfield, Robert H. ; Schwall, Robert E. ; Gupta, James A. ; Nam, Sae Woo ; Mirin, Richard P.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO
Abstract :
We use a superconducting single photon detector with ~65 ps jitter and < 40 Hz dark count rate to measure spontaneous emission lifetimes of quantum wells emitting light in the 900-1300 nm wavelength range.
Keywords :
infrared detectors; photodetectors; semiconductor quantum dots; fast lifetime measurements; infrared emitters; low jitter superconducting single photon detectors; quantum wells; spontaneous emission lifetimes; time 65 ps; wavelength 900 nm to 1300 nm; Gas detectors; Infrared detectors; Jitter; Lifetime estimation; Optical interferometry; Photonics; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; Superconducting photodetectors; Wavelength measurement; (160.6000) Semiconductors, including MQW; (230.5160) Photodetectors; (320.5390) Picosecond phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628281
