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Accession Number:
AD1043103
Title:
Setting Single Photon Detectors for Use with an Entangled Photon Distribution System
Corporate Author:
US Army Research Laboratory Aberdeen Proving Ground United States
Report Date:
2017-12-01
Abstract:
It is often a difficult task to find the optimal operating conditions of a single photon detector SPD. The proper use and measurement of the entangled photon pairs generated by an entangled photon pair source require at least 2 SPDs operating at their highest possible detection efficiency and lowest possible dark count rate and with the lowest amount of counts due to afterpulsing. However, tuning of the detector bias and threshold values results in a tradeoff in detector performance where increasing the detector efficiency also increases afterpulsing and the dark count rate. In this report we discuss the work of a student intern from the US Naval Academy and how he learned to optimize the detector settings to detect and evaluate the entangled photon pairs generated by an entangled photon pair source.
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,06 Jun 2017,21 Jul 2017
Pages:
0026
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;
File Size:
0.99MB
