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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 5 — Feb. 27, 2012
  • pp: 5044–5051

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Crosstalk calibration of multi-pixel photon counters using coherent states

Dmitry A. Kalashnikov, Si-Hui Tan, and Leonid A. Krivitsky  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 5, pp. 5044-5051 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.005044


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Abstract

We present a novel method of calibration of crosstalk probability for multi-pixel photon counters (MPPCs) based on the measurement of the normalized second-order intensity correlation function of coherent light. The method was tested for several MPPCs, and was shown to be advantageous over the traditional calibration method based on the measurements of the dark noise statistics. The method can be applied without the need of modification for different kinds of spatially resolved single photon detectors.

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OCIS Codes
(270.0270) Quantum optics : Quantum optics
(270.5290) Quantum optics : Photon statistics
(270.5570) Quantum optics : Quantum detectors
(040.1345) Detectors : Avalanche photodiodes (APDs)

ToC Category:
Quantum Optics

History
Original Manuscript: January 11, 2012
Revised Manuscript: February 1, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: February 5, 2012
Published: February 14, 2012

Citation
Dmitry A. Kalashnikov, Si-Hui Tan, and Leonid A. Krivitsky, "Crosstalk calibration of multi-pixel photon counters using coherent states," Opt. Express 20, 5044-5051 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-5-5044


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