Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 40, Issue 6, 840(2021)

GHz InGaAs/InP single-photon detector with tunable repetition frequencies

Tian-Ye WANG1, Qi-Lai FEI1,2, Bo XU1, Yan LIANG1、*, and He-Ping ZENG1,2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering,University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,Shanghai 200093,China
  • 2Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University,Chongqing 401147,China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy,East China Normal University,Shanghai 200062,China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    APD test chart in linear mode
    (a)Physical image of the detector,(b)Schematic setup of the detector Note:FPGA:Field programmable gate array,PGC:Pulse generating circuit,DCC:Delay chip circuit,HVC:High voltage circuit,PID:Temperature control circuit,VA:Voltage controlled attenuator,AMP:RF amplifier,HPF:High pass filter,LD:Laser,Atten:Optical attenuator,LPF:Low pass filter,PSC:Pulse shaping circuit
    ADF4351 output matching circuit scheme
    Phase noise test chart at each repetition frequency
    Schematic diagram of the waveform of the combined action of the bias voltage and the gate signal
    Output counts of the detector at different detection efficiencies Note:Sinusoidal gated signal with a repetition frequency of 1 GHz (a)5% detection efficiency total counts,(b)5% detection efficiency dark counts,(c)10% detection efficiency total counts,(d)10% detection efficiency dark counts,(e)15% detection efficiency total counts,(f)15% detection efficiency dark counts,(g)20% detection efficiency total counts,(h)20% detection efficiency dark counts
    (a)APD output signal waveform at 1500 MHz gate frequency,(b)avalanche signal after low-pass filter and amplification,(c)avalanche signal count rate under different repetition frequency without light,(d)detector working at each frequency with 10% detection efficiency for 2 hours
    • Table 1. Phase noise test table for each repetition frequency

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      Table 1. Phase noise test table for each repetition frequency

      频率

      (GHz)

      100 Hz(dBc/Hz)1.00 kHz(dBc/Hz)10.0 kHz(dBc/Hz)100 kHz(dBc/Hz)1.00 MHz(dBc/Hz)
      1.00-78.93-87.49-85.77-96.19-133.34
      1.25-74.25-83.51-80.97-89.75-130.50
      1.50-68.62-81.93-79.92-89.39-132.87
      1.75-69.82-79.99-77.50-87.80-127.31
      2.00-66.38-79.02-77.14-85.23-129.44
    • Table 2. The amplitude of each repetition frequency through the amplifier and adjustable attenuator

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      Table 2. The amplitude of each repetition frequency through the amplifier and adjustable attenuator

      频率/GHzADF4351输出门控信号幅度/mV经过放大器放大后的幅度/V衰减1dB后的幅度/V衰减2dB后的幅度/V衰减3dB后的幅度/V
      1.0023914.713.211.510.5
      1.2520112.211.310.39.4
      1.5022015.014.112.311.2
      1.7525611.010.38.57.7
      2.0028913.512.110.69.8
    • Table 3. Bias voltage and dark count rate corresponding to each detection efficiency

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      Table 3. Bias voltage and dark count rate corresponding to each detection efficiency

      探测效率/(%)偏置电压/V暗计数率/门-1
      560.7280.50×10-6
      1061.0190.72×10-6
      1561.4481.50×10-6
      2062.0882.95×10-6
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    Tian-Ye WANG, Qi-Lai FEI, Bo XU, Yan LIANG, He-Ping ZENG. GHz InGaAs/InP single-photon detector with tunable repetition frequencies[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2021, 40(6): 840

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 12, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 16, 2022

    The Author Email: Yan LIANG (yanliang@usst.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2021.06.019

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