• DocumentCode
    689939
  • Title

    Operating temperature dependence of QDOGFET single-photon detectors

  • Author

    Gansen, Eric J. ; Harrington, Sean D. ; Nehls, John M. ; Rowe, Mary A. ; Etzel, Shelley M. ; Nam, S.W. ; Mirin, Richard P.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    To date, QDOGFETs (quantum dot, optically gated, field-effect transistors) have only been shown to be single-photon sensitive when cooled to 4 K. Here, we show that QDOGFETs can sense single photons at temperatures approaching 40 K.
  • Keywords
    field effect transistors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; photodetectors; semiconductor quantum dots; QDOGFET single-photon detectors; cooling; operating temperature dependence; quantum dot optically gated field-effect transistors; single-photon sensitive QDOGFET; temperature 4 K; Detectors; Noise; Photonics; Sensitivity; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834329