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 …

Recent advances in avalanche photodiodes

JC Campbell - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Until the early 2000's, the avalanche photodiode (APD) was widely deployed in high-
performance optical receivers that operated up to 10 Gb/s. In subsequent years, the use of …

High performance InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diode using DBR-metal reflector and backside micro-lens

B Zhang, S Yin, Y Liu, Z Jiang, W He, Q Li… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diodes have proven to be the most practical solution
for quantum key distribution and long-distance 3-D imaging. In this paper, to further improve …

Power law temporal dependence of InGaAs/InP SPAD afterpulsing

MA Itzler, X Jiang, M Entwistle - Journal of Modern Optics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The characterization and analysis of afterpulsing behavior in InGaAs/InP single photon
avalanche diodes (SPADs) is reported for gating frequencies between 10 and 50 MHz …

Geiger-mode operation of Ge-on-Si avalanche photodiodes

Z Lu, Y Kang, C Hu, Q Zhou, HD Liu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Geiger-Mode Operation of Ge-on-Si Avalanche Photodiodes Page 1 IEEE JOURNAL OF
QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, VOL. 47, NO. 5, MAY 2011 731 Geiger-Mode Operation of Ge-on-Si …

Compact free-running InGaAs/InP single-photon detector with 40% detection efficiency and 2.3 kcps dark count rate

Q Xu, C Yu, W Chen, J Zhao, D Cui… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Free-running InGaAs/InP single-photon detectors (SPDs) based on negative-feedback
avalanche diodes (NFADs) are the key components for applications requiring asynchronous …

Common-mode cancellation in sinusoidal gating with balanced InGaAs/InP single photon avalanche diodes

JC Campbell, W Sun, Z Lu, MA Itzler… - IEEE Journal of …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate a sinusoidal-gated InGaAs/InP single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) pair
with high photon detection efficiency (PDE) and low dark count rate (DCR). The photodiode …

Dynamic-quenching of a single-photon avalanche photodetector using an adaptive resistive switch

J Zheng, X Xue, C Ji, Y Yuan, K Sun… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
One of the most common approaches for quenching single-photon avalanche diodes is to
use a passive resistor in series with it. A drawback of this approach has been the limited …

Fast active quenching circuit for reducing avalanche charge and afterpulsing in InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diode

F Acerbi, A Della Frera, A Tosi… - IEEE Journal of Quantum …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We characterize three different quenching circuits for InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche
diodes (SPADs) operated in gated mode: i) a simple passive quenching circuit; ii) an active …

Integrated circuit for subnanosecond gating of InGaAs/InP SPAD

A Ruggeri, P Ciccarella, F Villa… - IEEE Journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a novel integrated circuit for subnanosecond gating of InGaAs/InP single-photon
avalanche diodes (SPADs). It enables the detector in well-defined time intervals (down to …