Low noise InGaAs/InP single-photon detector with DC to 1 GHz tunable gate frequency

Jia-Lin Chen; De-Yong He; Shuang Wang; Ying-Liang Shi; Jia-Qi Geng; Zhen-Qiang Yin; Wei Chen; Guan-Jie Fan-Yuan; Guang-Can Guo; Zheng-Fu Han

doi:10.1364/PRJ.539065

Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 12, 3027(2024)

Low noise InGaAs/InP single-photon detector with DC to 1 GHz tunable gate frequency

Jia-Lin Chen^1,2、†, De-Yong He^1,2,3、†, Shuang Wang^1,2,3、*, Ying-Liang Shi⁴, Jia-Qi Geng^1,2, Zhen-Qiang Yin^1,2,3, Wei Chen^1,2,3, Guan-Jie Fan-Yuan^1,2, Guang-Can Guo^1,2,3, and Zheng-Fu Han^1,2,3

Author Affiliations

¹CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

²CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

³Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China

⁴Anhui Asky Quantum Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhu 241102, China

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Devices

Received: Aug. 9, 2024

Accepted: Oct. 19, 2024

Published Online: Dec. 2, 2024

The Author Email: Shuang Wang (wshuang.@ustc.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.539065

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.539065

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