Advances in InGaAs/InP single-photon detector systems for quantum communication

J Zhang, MA Itzler, H Zbinden, JW Pan - Light: Science & Applications, 2015 - nature.com
Single-photon detectors (SPDs) are the most sensitive instruments for light detection. In the
near-infrared range, SPDs based on III–V compound semiconductor avalanche photodiodes …

On the genesis and evolution of integrated quantum optics

S Tanzilli, A Martin, F Kaiser… - Laser & Photonics …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Applications of Integrated Optics to quantum sources, detectors, interfaces,
memories and linear optical quantum computing are described in this review. By their …

Emerging Single‐Photon Detectors Based on Low‐Dimensional Materials

H Wang, J Guo, J Miao, W Luo, Y Gu, R Xie, F Wang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐photon detectors (SPDs) that can sense individual photons are the most sensitive
instruments for photodetection. Established SPDs such as conventional silicon or III–V …

800 MHz single-photon detection at 1550-nm using an InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode operated with a sine wave gating

N Namekata, S Sasamori, S Inoue - Optics Express, 2006 - opg.optica.org
Single-photon detection at 1550-nm with a high repetition rate was realized using an
InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode operated with a sine wave gating. Removing the AC …

1.5 GHz single-photon detection at telecommunication wavelengths using sinusoidally gated InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode

N Namekata, S Adachi, S Inoue - Optics express, 2009 - opg.optica.org
We report a telecom-band single-photon detector for gigahertz clocked quantum key
distribution systems. The single-photon detector is based on a sinusoidally gated …

Non-Gaussian operation based on photon subtraction using a photon-number-resolving detector at a telecommunications wavelength

N Namekata, Y Takahashi, G Fujii, D Fukuda… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
We have implemented non-Gaussian operation in pulsed squeezed vacuum at a
telecommunications wavelength. A one-or two-photon-subtracted squeezed state was …

Bright narrowband source of photon pairs at optical telecommunication wavelengths using a type-II periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide

G Fujii, N Namekata, M Motoya, S Kurimura… - Optics express, 2007 - opg.optica.org
We report on the generation of narrowband photon pairs at telecommunication wavelengths
using a periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide that utilizes the nonlinear tensor …

Ultra-low-noise sinusoidally gated avalanche photodiode for high-speed single-photon detection at telecommunication wavelengths

N Namekata, S Adachi, S Inoue - IEEE Photonics Technology …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Authors report avalanche signal detection with an ultra-low-noise detector-circuit based on a
sinusoidally gated avalanche photodiode (APD). An avalanche gain can be reduced to 10 4 …

High-performance InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche photodiode

M Liu, C Hu, X Bai, X Guo, JC Campbell… - IEEE Journal of …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In 0.53 Ga 0.47 As/InP avalanche photodiodes with very low dark current have been
characterized in gated mode for single-photon detection. A 40-mum-diameter single-photon …

A high-performance integrated single-photon detector for telecom wavelengths

DS Bethune, WP Risk, GW Pabst - Journal of modern optics, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
A commercial avalanche photodiode (APD) and the circuitry needed to operate it as a single-
photon detector (SPD) have been integrated onto a single PC board (PCB). At temperatures …