Gerrits, T.
(2016),
Proposal for calibration of a single-photon counting detector without the need of input photon flux calibration, Optics Express, [online], https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/18/5/054014
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Proposal for calibration of a single-photon counting detector without the need of input photon flux calibration
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A method for calibration of single-photon detectors without the need of input photon flux calibration is presented. The method relies on the use of waveguide-coupled single photon detectors and a series of photon-counting measurements using a single-photon source. It is shown that the method can yield relative uncertainties of less than 1% including counting statistics and fiber splice loss uncertainties with a total measurement time of about 1 h under the assumptions that the fractional losses of the waveguide-coupled detectors are known or zero and the loss along the waveguide is constant. It is also shown that the fractional losses of the waveguide-coupled detectors can be determined if they are equal. However, in this case an input photon flux calibration is required.Citation
Optics Express
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18
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054014
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single photon detector calibration, waveguide-coupled single photon detectors, superconducting single-photon detectors
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