FPGA-based gating and logic for multichannel single photon counting
- ORNL
We present results characterizing multichannel InGaAs single photon detectors utilizing gated passive quenching circuits (GPQC), self-differencing techniques, and field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based logic for both diode gating and coincidence counting. Utilizing FPGAs for the diode gating frontend and the logic counting backend has the advantage of low cost compared to custom built logic circuits and current off-the-shelf detector technology. Further, FPGA logic counters have been shown to work well in quantum key distribution (QKD) test beds. Our setup combines multiple independent detector channels in a reconfigurable manner via an FPGA backend and post processing in order to perform coincidence measurements between any two or more detector channels simultaneously. Using this method, states from a multi-photon polarization entangled source are detected and characterized via coincidence counting on the FPGA. Photons detection events are also processed by the quantum information toolkit for application testing (QITKAT)
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- ORNL LDRD Director's R&D; ORNL work for others
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1047634
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Modern Optics, Journal Name: Journal of Modern Optics Journal Issue: 17 Vol. 59; ISSN JMOPEW
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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