Temporal jitter in free-running InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche detectors

被引：20
作者：
Amri, Emna [1 ,2 ]
Boso, Gianluca [1 ]
Korzh, Boris [1 ]
Zbinden, Hugo [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Geneva, Appl Phys Grp, Geneva, Switzerland
[2] ID Quant SA IDQ, Carouge, Switzerland
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2016年 / 41卷 / 24期
基金：
欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词：
QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION; TIME; DIODES; NM;
D O I：
10.1364/OL.41.005728
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
Negative-feedback avalanche diodes (NFADs) provide a practical solution for different single-photon counting applications requiring free-running mode operation with low afterpulsing probability. Unfortunately, the timing jitter has never been as good as for gated InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diodes. Here we report on the timing jitter characterization of InGaAs/InP based NFADs with particular focus on the temperature dependence and the effect of carrier transport between the absorption and multiplication regions. Values as low as 52 ps full-width at half-maximum were obtained at an excess bias voltage of 3.5 V and an operating temperature of around -100 degrees C. (C) 2016 Optical Society of America
引用
收藏
页码：5728 / 5731
页数：4
相关论文
共 27 条
[1]   Design Criteria for InGaAs/InP Single-Photon Avalanche Diode [J].
Acerbi, Fabio ;
Anti, Michele ;
Tosi, Alberto ;
Zappa, Franco .
IEEE PHOTONICS JOURNAL, 2013, 5 (02)
[2]   Time-Resolved Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy up to 1700 nm by Means of a Time-Gated InGaAs/InP Single-Photon Avalanche Diode [J].
Bargigia, Ilaria ;
Tosi, Alberto ;
Shehata, Andrea Bahgat ;
Della Frera, Adrian ;
Farina, Andrea ;
Bassi, Andrea ;
Taroni, Paola ;
Dalla Mora, Alberto ;
Zappa, Franco ;
Cubeddu, Rinaldo ;
Pifferi, Antonio .
APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY, 2012, 66 (08) :944-950
[3]   Time-resolved singlet-oxygen luminescence detection with an efficient and practical semiconductor single-photon detector [J].
Boso, Gianluca ;
Ke, Damei ;
Korzh, Boris ;
Bouilloux, Jordan ;
Lange, Norbert ;
Zbinden, Hugo .
BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS, 2016, 7 (01) :211-224
[4]   Avalanche photodiodes and quenching circuits for single-photon detection [J].
Cova, S ;
Ghioni, M ;
Lacaita, A ;
Samori, C ;
Zappa, F .
APPLIED OPTICS, 1996, 35 (12) :1956-1976
[5]   Invited Review Article: Single-photon sources and detectors [J].
Eisaman, M. D. ;
Fan, J. ;
Migdall, A. ;
Polyakov, S. V. .
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 2011, 82 (07)
[6]   Photon Counting OTDR: Advantages and Limitations [J].
Eraerds, Patrick ;
Legre, Matthieu ;
Zhang, Jun ;
Zbinden, Hugo ;
Gisin, Nicolas .
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, 2010, 28 (06) :952-964
[7]   OPTICAL-RESPONSE TIME OF IN0.53GA0.47AS/INP AVALANCHE PHOTO-DIODES [J].
FORREST, SR ;
KIM, OK ;
SMITH, RG .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1982, 41 (01) :95-98
[8]   Quantum cryptography [J].
Gisin, N ;
Ribordy, GG ;
Tittel, W ;
Zbinden, H .
REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS, 2002, 74 (01) :145-195
[9]   Single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) for 1.5 μm photon counting applications [J].
Itzler, M. A. ;
Ben-Michael, R. ;
Hsu, C. -F. ;
Slomkowski, K. ;
Tosi, A. ;
Cova, S. ;
Zappa, F. ;
Ispasoiu, R. .
JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS, 2007, 54 (2-3) :283-304
[10]   Advances in InGaAsP-based avalanche diode single photon detectors [J].
Itzler, Mark A. ;
Jiang, Xudong ;
Entwistle, Mark ;
Slomkowski, Krystyna ;
Tosi, Alberto ;
Acerbi, Fabio ;
Zappa, Franco ;
Cova, Sergio .
JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS, 2011, 58 (3-4) :174-200
123