Resonant tunneling diode photon number resolving single-photon detectors

Andreas Pfenning; Jonathan Jurkat; Andrea Naranjo; Dominik Köck; Fabian Hartmann; Sven Höfling

doi:10.1117/12.2529929

9 September 2019 Resonant tunneling diode photon number resolving single-photon detectors

Andreas Pfenning, Jonathan Jurkat, Andrea Naranjo, Dominik Köck, Fabian Hartmann, Sven Höfling

Proceedings Volume 11128, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXVII; 1112808 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529929
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2019, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

For many quantum-photonic applications highly efficient and fast single-photon detectors are of utmost importance. Resonant tunneling diode (RTD) photodetectors can be operated as low-noise and high-speed amplifiers of small optically generated electrical signals. For this purpose, RTD photodetectors exploit that the tunneling current is extremely sensitive to changes in the local electrostatic potential, which enables the detection of single photogenerated minority charge carriers, and hence the detection of single photons with the capability of photon-number resolution. Here, we present different RTD device geometries and operation schemes for enhanced quantum-efficiency and operation frequencies.

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Andreas Pfenning, Jonathan Jurkat, Andrea Naranjo, Dominik Köck, Fabian Hartmann, and Sven Höfling "Resonant tunneling diode photon number resolving single-photon detectors", Proc. SPIE 11128, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXVII, 1112808 (9 September 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529929

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