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 …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in near-infrared avalanche diode single-photon detectors

C Liu, HF Ye, YL Shi - Chip, 2022 - Elsevier
Avalanche-photodiode-based near-infrared single-photon detectors have seen rapid
development in the last two decades because of their enormous internal gain, high …

Single-photon three-dimensional imaging at up to 10 kilometers range

AM Pawlikowska, A Halimi, RA Lamb, GS Buller - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Depth and intensity profiling of targets at a range of up to 10 km is demonstrated using time-
of-flight time-correlated single-photon counting technique. The system comprised a pulsed …

Kilometer-range, high resolution depth imaging via 1560 nm wavelength single-photon detection

A McCarthy, NJ Krichel, NR Gemmell, X Ren… - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
This paper highlights a significant advance in time-of-flight depth imaging: by using a
scanning transceiver which incorporated a free-running, low noise superconducting …

Kilometer-range depth imaging at 1550 nm wavelength using an InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diode detector

A McCarthy, X Ren, A Della Frera, NR Gemmell… - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We have used an InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diode detector module in
conjunction with a time-of-flight depth imager operating at a wavelength of 1550 nm, to …

Fully integrated free-running InGaAs/InP single-photon detector for accurate lidar applications

C Yu, M Shangguan, H Xia, J Zhang, X Dou… - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
We present a fully integrated InGaAs/InP negative feedback avalanche diode (NFAD) based
free-running single-photon detector (SPD) designed for accurate lidar applications. A free …

High-speed photon-counting laser ranging for broad range of distances

B Du, C Pang, D Wu, Z Li, H Peng, Y Tao, E Wu… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
We demonstrate a high-speed photon-counting laser ranging system with laser pulses of
multiple repetition rates to extend the unambiguous range. In the experiment, the laser …

Room temperature single-photon detectors for high bit rate quantum key distribution

LC Comandar, B Fröhlich, M Lucamarini… - Applied Physics …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
We report room temperature operation of telecom wavelength single-photon detectors for
high bit rate quantum key distribution (QKD). Room temperature operation is achieved using …

Multi-beam single-photon-counting three-dimensional imaging lidar

Z Li, E Wu, C Pang, B Du, Y Tao, H Peng, H Zeng… - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Photon-counting laser ranging has attracted a lot of research interest for its application in the
altimeter. In this letter, we report a large scale multi-beam photon-counting laser imaging …

Surface-illuminated photon-trapping high-speed Ge-on-Si photodiodes with improved efficiency up to 1700 nm

H Cansizoglu, C Bartolo-Perez, Y Gao… - Photonics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, high-speed surface-illuminated Ge-on-Si pin photodiodes with improved
efficiency are demonstrated. With photon-trapping microhole features, the external quantum …