GB2466299B - A photon detector, a method of photon detection and a conditioning circuit - Google Patents

A photon detector, a method of photon detection and a conditioning circuit

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GB2466299B
GB2466299B GB0823247.2A GB0823247A GB2466299B GB 2466299 B GB2466299 B GB 2466299B GB 0823247 A GB0823247 A GB 0823247A GB 2466299 B GB2466299 B GB 2466299B
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photon
conditioning circuit
detection
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photon detector
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Andrew W Sharpe
Zhiliang Yuan
James Dynes
Andrew James Shields
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Toshiba Europe Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
    • G01J1/42—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors
    • G01J1/44—Electric circuits
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/08—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors
    • H01L31/10—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors characterised by potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors
    • H01L31/101—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H01L31/102—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier
    • H01L31/107—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier the potential barrier working in avalanche mode, e.g. avalanche photodiodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/60—Receivers
    • H04B10/66—Non-coherent receivers, e.g. using direct detection
    • H04B10/69—Electrical arrangements in the receiver
    • H04B10/697—Arrangements for reducing noise and distortion
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L9/00—Cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
    • H04L9/08—Key distribution or management, e.g. generation, sharing or updating, of cryptographic keys or passwords
    • H04L9/0816—Key establishment, i.e. cryptographic processes or cryptographic protocols whereby a shared secret becomes available to two or more parties, for subsequent use
    • H04L9/0852—Quantum cryptography

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  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
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  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
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JP2006287307A (en) * 2005-03-31 2006-10-19 Nec Corp Photon detection circuit and noise elimination method
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US5046139A (en) * 1990-06-28 1991-09-03 Northern Telecom Limited Optical receiver for subcarrier frequency division multiplexing signals
US6218657B1 (en) * 1998-10-15 2001-04-17 International Business Machines Corporation System for gated detection of optical pulses containing a small number of photons using an avalanche photodiode
WO2001063803A1 (en) * 2000-02-22 2001-08-30 Xros, Inc. Simple, high-speed optical signal pattern and protocol detection
JP2006287307A (en) * 2005-03-31 2006-10-19 Nec Corp Photon detection circuit and noise elimination method
GB2447254A (en) * 2007-03-01 2008-09-10 Toshiba Res Europ Ltd A photon detector

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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