Title :
InGaAsP/InP single photon avalanche photodetectors for 1.06 μm free-running photon counting
Author :
Itzler, Mark A. ; Jiang, Xudong ; Ben-Michael, Rafael ; Slomkowski, Krystyna ; Krainak, Michael A. ; Wu, Stewart ; Sun, Xiaoli
Author_Institution :
Princeton Lightwave Inc., Princeton
Abstract :
We demonstrate large area InP-based single photon avalanche diodes capable of free-running operation at 1.06 μm with dark count rates below 1000 Hz, detection efficiencies greater than 10%, and single photon count rates exceeding 1 MHz.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiodes; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; photodetectors; photon counting; InGaAsP-InP; dark count rates; free-running photon counting; single photon avalanche photodetectors; single photon count rates; wavelength 1.06 μm; Absorption; Breakdown voltage; Circuits; Detectors; Diodes; Impact ionization; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Photodetectors; Photonics Society;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452559
