• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 39, Issue 8, 818001 (2012)
Liang Xiaolei1、*, Jiang Wenhao1, Liu Jianhong2, Zhang Jun2, Chen Zengbing2, and Jin Ge1
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    Liang Xiaolei, Jiang Wenhao, Liu Jianhong, Zhang Jun, Chen Zengbing, Jin Ge. A 1.25 GHz InGaAs/InP Single-Photon Detector for High-Speed Quantum Cryptography[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2012, 39(8): 818001 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    With the rapid development of quantum cryptography, infrared single-photon detection becomes the key technology in this research field. A high-speed InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode (APD) is presented based on single-photon detector with a 1.25 GHz gating frequency, using the technique of sine wave gating and filtering. When the detection efficiency is 10.3%, dark count probability per gate is 1.3×10-6 and the afterpulse probability per nanosecond is 5.6×10-5. This kind of detector can significantly enhance the performance of quantum cryptosystem in terms of secret key rate and transmission distance, which paves the way towards the practical applications of the next generation quantum cryptography.
    Liang Xiaolei, Jiang Wenhao, Liu Jianhong, Zhang Jun, Chen Zengbing, Jin Ge. A 1.25 GHz InGaAs/InP Single-Photon Detector for High-Speed Quantum Cryptography[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2012, 39(8): 818001
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