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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 043102 |
| Journal | Review of scientific instruments |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Precisely timed detection of single photons plays an important role in the field of quantum information processing and fluorescence sensing. The method of time-correlated single photon counting is therefore constantly evolving and the associated instrumentation is being improved with new ideas and technologies. Simultaneous, time tagged readout of multiple detector channels is invaluable in many applications, spanning from fluorescence lifetime imaging in biology to the measurement of quantum optical correlations in basic research. Here we present a new integrated design, providing up to three independent input channels, a very short dead time, very high throughput, and a timing resolution of 25 ps at reasonable cost and small size. Apart from design features and test results of the instrument, we show an application in quantum optics, namely, the measurement of the photon statistics of a heralded single photon source based on cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down-conversion.
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- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Instrumentation
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In: Review of scientific instruments, Vol. 84, No. 4, 043102, 04.2013.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrated multichannel photon timing instrument with very short dead time and high throughput
AU - Wahl, Michael
AU - Röhlicke, Tino
AU - Rahn, Hans Jürgen
AU - Erdmann, Rainer
AU - Kell, Gerald
AU - Ahlrichs, Andreas
AU - Kernbach, Martin
AU - Schell, Andreas W.
AU - Benson, Oliver
N1 - Funding information: Financial support from DFG (SFB 787) and BMBF (KEPHOSI, QuaHL-Rep) is acknowledged.
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - Precisely timed detection of single photons plays an important role in the field of quantum information processing and fluorescence sensing. The method of time-correlated single photon counting is therefore constantly evolving and the associated instrumentation is being improved with new ideas and technologies. Simultaneous, time tagged readout of multiple detector channels is invaluable in many applications, spanning from fluorescence lifetime imaging in biology to the measurement of quantum optical correlations in basic research. Here we present a new integrated design, providing up to three independent input channels, a very short dead time, very high throughput, and a timing resolution of 25 ps at reasonable cost and small size. Apart from design features and test results of the instrument, we show an application in quantum optics, namely, the measurement of the photon statistics of a heralded single photon source based on cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down-conversion.
AB - Precisely timed detection of single photons plays an important role in the field of quantum information processing and fluorescence sensing. The method of time-correlated single photon counting is therefore constantly evolving and the associated instrumentation is being improved with new ideas and technologies. Simultaneous, time tagged readout of multiple detector channels is invaluable in many applications, spanning from fluorescence lifetime imaging in biology to the measurement of quantum optical correlations in basic research. Here we present a new integrated design, providing up to three independent input channels, a very short dead time, very high throughput, and a timing resolution of 25 ps at reasonable cost and small size. Apart from design features and test results of the instrument, we show an application in quantum optics, namely, the measurement of the photon statistics of a heralded single photon source based on cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down-conversion.
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SN - 0034-6748
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