We demonstrate a single-photon detector based on InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) sinusoidalgated at 1.3 GHz with very low afterpulsing (about 1.5%), high dynamic range (maximum count rate is 650 Mcount/s), high photon detection efficiency (>30% at 1550 nm), low noise (per-gate dark count rate is 2.2 x 10(-5)), and low timing jitter (<70 ps full-width at half-maximum). The SPAD is paired with a "dummy" structure that is biased in antiphase. The sinusoidal gating signals are cancelled by means of a common-cathode configuration and by adjusting the relative amplitude and phase of the signals biasing the two arms. This configuration allows us to adjust the gating frequency from 1 to 1.4 GHz and can be operated also in the so-called gate-free mode, with the gate sine-wave unlocked with respect to the light stimulus, resulting in a free-running equivalent operation of the InGaAs/InP SPAD with about 4% average photon detection efficiency at 1550 nm.
InGaAs/InP single-photon detector gated at 1.3 GHz with 1.5% afterpulsing
SCARCELLA, CARMELO;BOSO, GIANLUCA;RUGGERI, ALESSANDRO;TOSI, ALBERTO
2015-01-01
Abstract
We demonstrate a single-photon detector based on InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) sinusoidalgated at 1.3 GHz with very low afterpulsing (about 1.5%), high dynamic range (maximum count rate is 650 Mcount/s), high photon detection efficiency (>30% at 1550 nm), low noise (per-gate dark count rate is 2.2 x 10(-5)), and low timing jitter (<70 ps full-width at half-maximum). The SPAD is paired with a "dummy" structure that is biased in antiphase. The sinusoidal gating signals are cancelled by means of a common-cathode configuration and by adjusting the relative amplitude and phase of the signals biasing the two arms. This configuration allows us to adjust the gating frequency from 1 to 1.4 GHz and can be operated also in the so-called gate-free mode, with the gate sine-wave unlocked with respect to the light stimulus, resulting in a free-running equivalent operation of the InGaAs/InP SPAD with about 4% average photon detection efficiency at 1550 nm.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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