Detection efficiency characteristics of free-running InGaAs/InP single photon detector using passive quenching active reset IC

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/25/1/010306

Abstract InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes (APD) are rarely used in a free-running regime for near-infrared single photon detection. In order to overcome the detrimental afterpulsing, we demonstrate a passive quenching active reset integrated circuit. Taking advantage of the inherent fast passive quenching process and active reset to reduce reset time, the integrated circuit is useful for reducing afterpulses and is also area-efficient. We investigate the free-running single photon detector's afterpulsing effect, de-trapping time, dark count rate, and photon detection efficiency, and also compare with gated regime operation. After correction for deadtime and afterpulse, we find that the passive quenching active reset free-running single photon detector's performance is consistent with gated operation.

Keywords: single photon detector free-running passive quenching active reset

Received: 30 June 2015
Revised: 10 September 2015
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PACS:	03.67.Hk	(Quantum communication)
	85.40.-e	(Microelectronics: LSI, VLSI, ULSI; integrated circuit fabrication technology)
	42.79.Qx	(Range finders, remote sensing devices; laser Doppler velocimeters, SAR, And LIDAR)

Fund: Project supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2013AA122902), the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Project of China (Grant No. 2013YQ030595), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61274024 and 61474123).

Corresponding Authors: Guang-Jie Zhai
E-mail: gjzhai@nssc.ac.cn

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Fu Zheng(郑福), Chao Wang(王超), Zhi-Bin Sun(孙志斌), Guang-Jie Zhai(翟光杰) Detection efficiency characteristics of free-running InGaAs/InP single photon detector using passive quenching active reset IC 2016 Chin. Phys. B 25 010306

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