Title :
Divide-and-conquer integrated photon-counting device
Author :
Heilmann, Rene ; Sperling, Jan ; Perez-Leija, Armando ; Grafe, Markus ; Heinrich, Matthias ; Nolte, Stefan ; Vogel, Werner ; Szameit, Alexander
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich Schiller Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
In this work we experimentally demonstrate a fully integrated photon-counting device based on a divide-and-conquer technique using linear optics in combination with on-off detectors. Our scheme is based on click-counting statistics instead of photon-counting statistics.
Keywords :
divide and conquer methods; integrated optics; photon counting; click-counting statistics; divide-and-conquer technique; on-off detectors; photon-counting device; Detectors; High-speed optical techniques; Optical fibers; Optical saturation; Photonics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
