IEEE transactions on sustainable computing

• Record Nr.: UNISA996279490603316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Piscataway, NJ : , : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, , 2016-
• ISSN: 0359-4237
• Disciplina: 338.927
• Soggetti: Computer systems; Sustainability; Periodicals.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Periodico
• Note generali: Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Single-Photon Detection for Data Communication and Quantum Systems

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910985665103321
• Autore: Hofbauer Michael
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bristol : , : Institute of Physics Publishing, , 2022; ©2021
• ISBN: 9780750343794; 0750343796
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (210 pages)
• Collana: IOP Series in Advances in Optics, Photonics and Optoelectronics Series
• Altri autori (Persone): ZimmermannHorst; Schneider-HornsteinKerstin
• Soggetti: Photon detectors; Quantum computing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Author biographies -- Michael Hofbauer -- Kerstin Schneider-Hornstein -- Horst Zimmermann -- Symbols -- Chapter 1 Single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) -- 1.1 Basics and properties -- Optical absorption and photogeneration -- Drift and diffusion -- Width of the space-charge region and capacitance -- Impact ionisation -- Breakdown voltage -- Geiger mode -- 1.2 Discrete dedicated SPADs -- 1.2.1 Dedicated SPADs -- 1.2.2 Silicon Photomultipliers -- 1.3 SPADs integrated into CMOS and BiCMOS -- 1.3.1 Thin SPADs -- 1.3.2 Thick SPADs -- 1.4 A model for photon detection probability -- References -- Chapter 2 Photon-counting modules -- 2.1 Quenching -- 2.1.1 Passive quenching -- 2.1.2 Advanced passive quenching -- 2.1.3 Active quenching -- 2.2 PCMs using discrete circuits -- 2.3 PCMs using integrated circuits -- References -- Chapter 3 Advanced quenching and gating of integrated SPADs -- 3.1 Advanced quenching -- 3.1.1 Single-supply-voltage quenching circuit -- 3.1.2 Double-supply-voltage quenching circuit -- 3.1.3 Triple-supply-voltage quenching circuits -- 3.1.4 Quadruple-supply-voltage quenching circuit -- 3.2 Gating -- 3.2.1 Gating circuit -- 3.2.2 Advanced gating circuit -- References -- Chapter 4 SPAD receivers for data communications -- 4.1 Modeling of receiver bit error ratio -- 4.2 Fiber receivers -- 4.3 Optical wireless communications experiments with SPAD receivers -- References -- Chapter 5 SPADs in quantum applications -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors -- 5.2.1 Key parameters of a single-photon detector -- 5.2.2 A comparison of SPADs and SNSPDs -- 5.3 Quantum key distribution -- 5.3.1 One-time pad -- 5.3.2 BB84 protocol -- 5.3.3 Ekert protocol -- 5.3.4 Quantum random number generator -- 5.3.5 Requirements for single-photon detectors in QKD -- 5.4 Photonic quantum simulation.; 5.4.1 Quantum walk -- 5.4.2 Boson sampling -- 5.4.3 Requirements for single-photon detectors in quantum simulation -- 5.5 Photonic quantum computing -- 5.5.1 Requirements for quantum computers -- 5.5.2 Qubit -- 5.5.3 Photonic two-input gates -- 5.5.4 Cluster states -- 5.5.5 Requirements for single-photon detectors in quantum computing -- 5.6 Ghost imaging -- 5.6.1 Requirements for single-photon detectors in ghost imaging -- 5.7 Super-resolution microscopy -- 5.7.1 Single-molecule localization microscopy -- 5.7.2 Super-resolution quantum microscopy -- 5.7.3 Requirements for single-photon detectors in super-resolution microscopy -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book shows the progress of integrated (thick) CMOS SPADs towards high photon detection probabilities and applications such as in low-cost consumer data communication and high-end single-photon counting for quantum applications. New research is introduced and comprehensively detailed.