Single-Photon Generation and Detection: Chapter 8. Single-Photon Detector Calibration

Sergey V. Polyakov‏

بهمن ۲۰۱۳ · Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences کتاب 45 · Elsevier Inc. Chapters

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We discuss applying single-photon detectors to measurements with high accuracy. Two primary standard methods of detector calibration are reviewed: one based on a radiant power measurement (substitution method) and the other—on a simultaneous generation of photon pairs (correlation method). It is shown how to apply these methods to two types of detectors: with no photon number resolution (PNR) and with full PNR. In addition, an experimental comparison of the two calibration methods with non-PNR detectors is presented.