Broadband metamaterial-based single-photon detectors with near-unity absorption

Sarah Odinotski; Burak Tekcan; Sasan Vosoogh-Grayli; Lin Tian; Tarun Patel; Jean-Philippe Bourgoin; Zbigniew Wasilewski; Michael Reimer

doi:10.1117/12.3027146

2 August 2024 Broadband metamaterial-based single-photon detectors with near-unity absorption

Sarah Odinotski, Burak Tekcan, Sasan Vosoogh-Grayli, Lin Tian, Tarun Patel, Jean-Philippe Bourgoin, Zbigniew Wasilewski, Michael Reimer

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Proceedings Volume PC13106, Photonics for Quantum 2024; PC131060A (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3027146
Event: Photonics for Quantum, 2024, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

Here we show that incorporating broadband metamaterial perfect absorbers into a photodetector’s active area can improve device efficiency and speed. We show an optical absorption of 93% across the spectral region where commercially available Si and InGaAs detectors have poor efficiencies. Combining the metamaterial perfect absorber with an avalanche photodiode layer stack, we aim to realize a high efficiency portable single photon avalanche diode with high timing resolution ideal for quantum ranging, quantum communication, and medical imaging applications.

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Sarah Odinotski, Burak Tekcan, Sasan Vosoogh-Grayli, Lin Tian, Tarun Patel, Jean-Philippe Bourgoin, Zbigniew Wasilewski, and Michael Reimer "Broadband metamaterial-based single-photon detectors with near-unity absorption", Proc. SPIE PC13106, Photonics for Quantum 2024, PC131060A (2 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3027146

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