Georgieva, H.
, Gerrits, T.
, Hofer, H.
, Rahmouni, A.
, Slattery, O.
, Lopez, M.
, Bienfang, J.
, Migdall, A.
and Kueck, S.
(2023),
Comparison of the detection efficiency calibration of a single-photon avalanche detector between NIST and PTB, Newrad 2023 Proceedings, Teddington, GB, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=936453
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Comparison of the detection efficiency calibration of a single-photon avalanche detector between NIST and PTB
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Hristina Georgieva, , Helmuth Hofer, , , Marco Lopez, , , Stefan Kueck
Abstract
The detection efficiency of a commercial single-photon avalanche detector (SPAD) has been independently determined at two national metrology institutes, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - USA and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) - Germany. We applied the substitution method to evaluate the response of a free-running silicon SPAD to pulsed laser light at mean photon numbers covering four orders of magnitude. The consistency of the obtained results demonstrates the level of precision and accuracy achieved by both institutes.Proceedings Title
Newrad 2023 Proceedings
Conference Dates
September 11-15, 2023
Conference Location
Teddington, GB
Conference Title
Newrad 2023
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Keywords
single photon avalanche diode, single-photon detectors, single-photon detector calibration
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Created September 12, 2023, Updated April 9, 2024