Maturing a Novel Extended IR Single Photon Detector for Quantum Systems

成熟用于量子系统的新型扩展红外单光子探测器

• 批准号: 102675
• 金额: $ 24.64万
• 依托单位: AMETHYST RESEARCH LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=102675
• 关键词: Maturing; Novel; Extended; IR; Single

Quantum communication systems require photon detectors that are capable of single photon capture, andquantum imaging requires detectors arrays that can be tuned to specific photon energies. We will build oninitial Phase 1 work which delivered a proof of concept demonstration of a novel extended infrared SinglePhoton Avalanche Detector (SPAD) technology, based on a novel compound semiconductor active region. Theobjective of Phase 2 of the development is to further improve the performance of the core detector platform,produce a packaged SPAD, scale up the existing single element demonstrator to a 2D SPAD array and de-riskarray integration towards an industry relevant single photon imaging sub-system. The project will consolidatethe existing consortia of academia, SME’s and industry led by Amethyst Research Ltd, in partnership withLancaster University, CST and Selex ES (as a subcontractor). In addition, we have extended the reach of theproject with an associate partnership with Heriot Watt University to evaluate the technology in advanced singlephoton detection applications.

量子通信系统需要能够捕获单光子的光子探测器，量子成像需要能够调谐到特定光子能量的探测器阵列。我们将建立在最初的第一阶段工作，提供了一个新的扩展红外单光子雪崩探测器（SPAD）技术的概念验证演示，基于一个新的化合物半导体有源区。第二阶段的目标是进一步提高核心探测器平台的性能，生产封装的SPAD，将现有的单元素演示器扩展到2D SPAD阵列，并降低阵列集成的风险，以实现行业相关的单光子成像子系统。该项目将巩固由Amethyst Research Ltd领导的现有学术界、中小企业和工业联盟，与兰开斯特大学、CST和Selex ES（作为分包商）合作。此外，我们还与埃里奥特瓦特大学合作，扩大了该项目的范围，以评估该技术在先进单光子探测应用中的应用。