Title :
Single photon counters in the telecom wavelength region of 1550 nm for quantum information applications
Author :
Bourenanne, M. ; Karlsson, A. ; Mathes, M. ; Ciscar, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microelectron. & Inf. Technol., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
We report on the performance of commercially available InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes for use as single-photon counters in the telecom wavelength region of 1550 nm, and on results for a "photon counting module" giving TTL level logic output.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; photodetectors; photon counting; quantum cryptography; 1550 nm; TTL level logic output; avalanche photodiodes; dark count rate; optical communication; photon counting module; quantum cryptography; quantum information applications; single-photon counters; telecom wavelength region; Counting circuits; Cryptography; Germanium; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Optical fiber communication; Photonic band gap; Silicon; Telecommunications; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971010
