{ "id": "0807.2320", "version": "v1", "published": "2008-07-15T08:25:08.000Z", "updated": "2008-07-15T08:25:08.000Z", "title": "Approaches to Single Photon Detection", "authors": [ "R. T. Thew", "N. Curtz", "P. Eraerds", "N. Walenta", "J-D. Gautier", "E. Koller", "J. Zhang", "N. Gisin", "H. Zbinden" ], "comment": "NDIP08 Conf proceedings. 4 pages, 4 figures", "categories": [ "quant-ph" ], "abstract": "We present recent results on our development of single photon detectors, including: gated and free-running InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes; hybrid detection systems based on sum-frequency generation and Si APDs; and SSPDs (superconducting single photon detectors), for telecom wavelengths; as well as SiPM (Silicon photomultiplier) detectors operating in the visible regime.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2008-07-15T08:25:08.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "keywords": [ "single photon detection", "approaches", "superconducting single photon detectors", "free-running ingaas/inp avalanche photodiodes", "hybrid detection systems" ], "tags": [ "journal article" ], "publication": { "doi": "10.1016/j.nima.2009.05.031", "journal": "Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A", "year": 2009, "month": "Oct", "volume": 610, "number": 1, "pages": 16 }, "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 4, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "adsabs": "2009NIMPA.610...16T" } } }