Title :
Photon-number-counting with an InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode by optical self-balancing
Author :
Jian, Y. ; Wu, E. ; Wu, G. ; Zeng, H.
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Precision Spectrosc., East China Normal Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
Infrared photon-number-resolving detection was achieved with an InGaAs/InP avalanche avalanche photodiode by using optical self-balancing technique to cancel the spike noise. A photon-number-resolving detection was achieved with the detection efficiency as high as 36%.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiodes; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; infrared detectors; photon counting; InGaAs-InP; avalanche photodiode; detection efficiency; infrared photon-number-resolving detection; optical self-balancing; photon-number-counting; spike noise; Avalanche photodiodes; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Noise cancellation; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
