Peltier-Cooled and Actively Quenched Operation of InGaAs/InP Avalanche Photodiodes as Photon Counters at a 1.55-μm Wavelength
Applied Optics, Vol. 40, Issue 33, pp. 6012-6018 (2001)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.40.006012
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Abstract
The performance of commercially available InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes as single-photon detectors at a 1.55-μm wavelength has been investigated. A new active quenching and gating circuit, tailored for operation of these diodes at temperatures in the range from room temperature to −60 °C and achievable by means of thermoelectrical cooling, has been developed. Careful tuning of the diodes’ operating conditions resulted in a significant reduction of afterpulsing effects; it permitted operation of the detectors with high repetition rates. A noise-equivalent power of 7 × 10−16 W/Hz1/2 was obtained at a 1.55-μm wavelength.
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OCIS Codes
(040.3060) Detectors : Infrared
(040.5570) Detectors : Quantum detectors
Citation
Ivan Prochazka, "Peltier-Cooled and Actively Quenched Operation of InGaAs/InP Avalanche Photodiodes as Photon Counters at a 1.55-μm Wavelength," Appl. Opt. 40, 6012-6018 (2001)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-40-33-6012
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