High-sensitivity up-conversion single photon detection system

A single-photon detection and single-photon detector technology, which is applied in the direction of instruments, can solve the problems of high Raman noise, bulky size, and low detection efficiency of superconducting detectors, and achieve the effect of eliminating Raman noise

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-11-16
张强
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[0004] Superconducting detectors have the advantage of low noise, but they require a bulky, cumbersome and expensive ultra-low temperature cooling system, which is difficult to use in practical applications. In addition, the detection efficiency of commercial superconducting detectors is low, which also limits its application
The commercial InGaAs avalanche diode single photon detector has the advantages of small size, low cost, and can be integrated. However, it also has the disadvantage of low detection efficiency. At the same time, its significant pos

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[0010] A high-sensitivity up-conversion single-photon detection system, including an adjustable attenuator 3 for receiving the pump laser light emitted by the laser, the output end of the adjustable attenuator 3 is connected to the input end of the beam splitter 4, and the beam splitter 4 The output ends of the power meter 1 and the wavelength division multiplexer 5 for receiving the signal light to be coupled are respectively connected, the output end of the wavelength division multiplexer 5 is connected with the input end of the nonlinear waveguide, and the single photon detector is located in the nonlinear waveguide The output of the waveguide, such as figure 1 shown. The adjustable attenuator 3 adjusts the power input to the nonlinear waveguide, so that the detection efficiency and noise of the up-conversion detector can be adjusted.

[0011] Such as figure 1 As shown, the laser is a thulium-doped or holmium-doped fiber laser, the wavelength of the pump laser emitted by ...

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The invention relates to a high-sensitivity up-conversion single photon detection system. The system comprises an adjustable attenuator for receiving pumping laser emitted by a laser device; an output end of the adjustable attenuator is connected with an input end of a beam splitter; the output end of the beam splitter is respectively connected with a power meter and a wavelength-division multiplexer which is used for receiving signal light to be coupled; the output end of the wavelength-division multiplexer is connected with the input end of a nonlinear waveguide; and a single photon detector is arranged at the output end of the nonlinear waveguide. In the invention, the pumping laser enters into the nonlinear waveguide with the signal light by wavelength-division multiplexing, and the nonlinear waveguide can eliminate Raman noise to a great extent. In the nonlinear waveguide, the signal light can be converted up into visible light, and the up converted visible photons are collected in the single photo detector for detection.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a single-photon detection system, in particular to a high-sensitivity up-conversion single-photon detection system. [0002] Background technique [0003] Single photon detector is the main tool for ultra-weak light detection, and has a wide range of applications in many fields. Single photon detectors in the communication band are the core devices in the fields of quantum communication, quantum cryptography, and optical fiber time domain reflectometer. The commonly used single photon detectors in the communication band include superconducting detectors, indium gallium arsenic avalanche diode single photon detectors and There are three types of upconversion detectors. [0004] Superconducting detectors have the advantage of low noise, but they require a bulky, cumbersome and expensive ultra-low temperature cooling system, which is difficult to use in practical applications. In addition, the detection efficiency of commercial ...

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IPC IPC(8): G01J11/00
Inventor 张强
Owner 张强
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