A low-noise single-photon detector for long-distance free-space quantum communication
arXiv:2007.12768 · doi:10.1140/epjqt/s40507-021-00111-0
Abstract
We build and test a single-photon detector based on a Si avalanche photodiode Excelitas 30902SH thermoelectrically cooled to -100 deg. C. Our detector has dark count rate below 1 Hz, 500 um diameter photosensitive area, photon detection efficiency around 50%, afterpulsing less than 0.35%, and timing jitter under 1 ns. These characteristics make it suitable for long-distance free-space quantum communication links, which we briefly discuss. We also report an improved method that we call long-time afterpulsing analysis, used to determine and visualise long trap lifetimes at different temperatures.
arXiv comment10 pages, 9 figures, 1 table
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