Abstract
The performance of planar geometry Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diode detectors of 26 µm diameter is presented. Record low dark count rates are observed, remaining less than 100 K counts per second at 6.6% excess bias and 125 K. Single-photon detection efficiencies are found to be up to 29.4%, and are shown to be temperature insensitive. These performance characteristics lead to a significantly reduced noise equivalent power (NEP) of 7.7 × 10−17 WHz− 12 compared to prior planar devices, and represent a two orders of magnitude reduction in NEP compared to previous Ge-on-Si mesa devices of a comparable diameter. Low jitter values of 134 ± 10 ps are demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6406-6409 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 23 |
Early online date | 24 Nov 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2020 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering