Design and performance of a prototype mesa-geometry Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diode detector at 1310 nm and 1550 nm wavelengths

Autor: L. Lever, N.J. Pilgrim, Kevin Gallacher, Phil Allred, Robert W. Kelsall, Gerald S. Buller, David R. Leadley, Ryan E. Warburton, Maksym Myronov, Douglas J. Paul, G. Intermite, Zoran Ikonic
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: 10th International Conference on Group IV Photonics.
DOI: 10.1109/group4.2013.6644406
Popis: Ge-on-Si single-photon detectors are fabricated and characterized at 1310 and 1550 nm. 4 % single-photon detection efficiency is observed at 1310 nm demonstrating the lowest reported noise equivalent power for Ge-on-Si single-photon detectors (1×10-14 WHz-1/2).
Databáze: OpenAIRE