Advances in InGaAs/InP single-photon detector systems for quantum communication
By Jun Zhang, M. Itzler, H. Zbinden, Jian-Wei Pan. Light: Science & Applications, 2015
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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 have been extensively used during the past two decades for diverse applications due to their advantages in practicality including small size, low cost and easy operation. In the past decade, the rapid developments and increasing demands in quantum information science have served as key drivers to improve the device performance of single-photon avalanche diodes and to invent new avalanche quenching techniques. This Review aims to introduce the technology advances of InGaAs/InP single-photon detector systems in the telecom wavelengths and the relevant quantum communication applications, and particularly to highlight recent emerging techniques such as high-frequency gating at GHz rates and free-running operation using negative-feedback avalanche diodes. Future perspectives of both the devices and quenching techniques are summarized. Recent progress in single-photon detectors for quantum communication based on III–V compound semiconductor avalanche photodiodes is reviewed. Specifically, Jun Zhang and Jian-Wei Pan at the University of Science and Technology of China and their colleagues in the USA and Switzerland introduce technological advances for InGaAs/InP single-photon detector systems in the telecommunication band along with their associated applications in quantum communication. III–V single-photon avalanche diodes are the most practical tools available for detecting ultraweak near-infrared light. The scientists overview important parameters for evaluating the performance of detector systems based on single-photon avalanche diodes and describe the experimental characterization of these parameters. They also consider emerging techniques, including high-frequency gating at gigahertz rates and free-running operation using negative-feedback avalanche diodes. Finally, the future prospects of these devices are considered.
Subfields: Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation
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