• DocumentCode
    993224
  • Title

    Near room temperature 1.3 μm single photon counting with a InGaAs avalanche photodiode

  • Author

    Levine, B.F. ; Bethea, C.G. ; Campbell, Joe C.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, USA
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    596
  • Lastpage
    598
  • Abstract
    We report the first single-photon counting experiments in a III-V APD. High quantum efficiency, η=12%, near-room-temperature operation, T=-20°C, has been achieved at long wavelengths λ=1.3 μm.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiodes; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; photon counting; III-V APD; III-V semiconductors; InGaAs avalanche photodiode; long wavelengths; near-room-temperature operation; quantum efficiency; single photon counting; temperature -20°C; wavelength 1.3 micron;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19840411
  • Filename
    4248889
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=993224