DocumentCode
1979623
Title
A novel avalanche-free single photon detector
Author
Mohseni, H. ; Memis, O.G. ; Kong, S.C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
fYear
0
fDate
0-0 0
Firstpage
163
Lastpage
165
Abstract
A novel single photon infrared detector is presented that is capable of operating at room temperature in principle. Unlike avalanche, this method produces no excess noise, and can potentially cover wavelengths from UV to mid-infrared
Keywords
infrared detectors; photodetectors; 293 to 298 K; avalanche-free detector; infrared detector; room temperature; single photon detector; Absorption; Breakdown voltage; Charge carrier processes; Crosstalk; Indium phosphide; Infrared detectors; Infrared imaging; Landmine detection; Optical imaging; Quantum dots;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials Conference Proceedings, 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Princeton, NJ
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9558-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIPRM.2006.1634137
Filename
1634137
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