Title :
High-speed single-photon detection at 1550 nm via cascaded frequency upconversion
Author :
Pelc, Jason S. ; Zhang, Qiang ; Phillips, Chris R. ; Yu, Leo ; Yamamoto, Yoshihisa ; Fejer, M.M.
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate two-stage upconversion of single-photon signals from 1550 nm to the green spectral region with 87% internal efficiency with low excess noise, enabling sub-70-ps timing-jitter detection with Si avalanche photodiodes.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; elemental semiconductors; infrared detectors; optical frequency conversion; photodetectors; silicon; Si; avalanche photodiode; cascaded frequency upconversion; green spectral region; high speed single photon detection; single photon signals; two stage upconversion; wavelength 1550 nm; Detectors; Frequency conversion; Noise; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
