Free-running InGaAs/InP Avalanche Photodiode with Active Quenching for Single Photon Counting at Telecom Wavelengths

R. T. Thew; D. Stucki; J-D. Gautier; A. Rochas; H. Zbinden

doi:10.1063/1.2815916

Free-running InGaAs/InP Avalanche Photodiode with Active Quenching for Single Photon Counting at Telecom Wavelengths

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v1

Authors: R. T. Thew , D. Stucki , J-D. Gautier , A. Rochas , H. Zbinden

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Abstract

We present an InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode with an active quenching circuit on an ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) that is capable of operating in both gated and free-running modes. The 1.6mm2 ASIC chip is fabricated using CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) technology guaranteeing long-term stability, reliability and compactness. In the free-running mode we find a single photon detection efficiency of 10% with <2kHz of noise.

Keywords

InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode active quenching single photon counting telecom wavelengths free-running mode ASIC CMOS technology detection efficiency

Cite

@article{arxiv.0801.3899,
  title  = {Free-running InGaAs/InP Avalanche Photodiode with Active Quenching for Single Photon Counting at Telecom Wavelengths},
  author = {R. T. Thew and D. Stucki and J-D. Gautier and A. Rochas and H. Zbinden},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.3899},
  year   = {2009}
}

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3 pages, 3 figures

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