• DocumentCode
    688877
  • Title

    Long-wavelength-pumped single-photon detector based on frequency up-conversion in MgO-doped periodically-poled LiNbO3 waveguide reaching ultralow dark count rates

  • Author

    Da Li ; Guan Sun ; Ding, Yujie J. ; Prasad, N.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We implemented single-photon detector in 1500-nm band based on frequency up-conversion in nonlinear waveguide at pump wavelength of 1920 nm. Ultralow dark count rate and signal photon detection rate are 20 s-1 and 56.8 s-1.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical pumping; optical waveguides; photodetectors; LiNbO3:MgO; MgO-doped periodically-poled LiNbO3 waveguide; frequency up-conversion; long-wavelength-pumped single-photon detector; nonlinear waveguide; pump wavelength; signal photon detection rate; ultralow dark count rates; wavelength 1500 nm; wavelength 1920 nm; Detectors; Laser excitation; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Temperature measurement; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833254
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=688877