Room-temperature 1.3-μm optical time domain reflectometer using a photon counting InGaAs/InP avalanche detector - Concepedia

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Abstract

We demonstrate the first room-temperature photon counting optical time domain reflectometer at λ=1.3 μm. A high sensitivity (10−14 W) equal to that of a Ge avalanche diode cooled to 77 K has been realized.

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