We showcase an optical random sampling scope that exploits single photon counting and apply it to characterize optical transceivers. We study single photon detectors with a jitter down to 40 ps. The method can be extended beyond 100 GHz.
@article{arxiv.1810.05744,
title = {Characterization of Electro-Optical Devices with Low Jitter Single Photon Detectors -- Towards an Optical Sampling Oscilloscope Beyond 100 GHz},
author = {Helmut Fedder and Steffen Oesterwind and Markus Wick and Igor Shavrin and Michael Schlagmüller and Fabian Olbrich and Peter Michler and Thomas Veigel and Manfred Berroth and Nicolai Walter and Wladick Hartmann and Wolfram Pernice and Vadim Kovalyuk},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.05744},
year = {2018}
}