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View SchemaPhoton counting for quantum key distribution with Peltier cooled InGaAs/InP APD's
| Authors | Damien Stucki, Grégoire Ribordy, André Stefanov, Hugo Zbinden, John G. Rarity, Tom Wall |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0106007 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0106007 |
| DOI | 10.1080/09500340108240900 |
Abstract
The performance of three types of InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes is investigated for photon counting at 1550 nm in the temperature range of thermoelectric cooling. The best one yields a dark count probability of $% 2.8\cdot 10^{-5}$ per gate (2.4 ns) at a detection efficiency of 10% and a temperature of -60C. The afterpulse probability and the timing jitter are also studied. The results obtained are compared with those of other papers and applied to the simulation of a quantum key distribution system. An error rate of 10% would be obtained after 54 kilometers.
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"doi": "10.1080/09500340108240900",
"title": "Photon counting for quantum key distribution with Peltier cooled InGaAs/InP APD\u0027s",
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