The SPD_A from AUREA Technology is a family of ultra low noise near infrared single photon counting module ideal for the most demanding scientific and industrial applications, such as single photon counting, Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC), spectroscopy, eye safe LIDAR, optical communications, and quantum cryptography.

The SPD_A includes a Geiger-mode InGaAs avalanche photodiode (APD) and a thermoelectrically cooler (TEC) that ensures very high

detection efficiency, very low dark count, and low timing jitter. Thanks to its outstanding high level detection sensitivity the SPD_A provides significant benefit over existing detectors, such as Micro Channel Plate-Photomultiplier (MCP-PMT) based detectors.

In addition the SPD_A from AUREA Technology provides plug-and-play Personal Computer connections via the USB interface which enables to easily adjust the detection efficiency and tune the gate width and delay.

The SPD offers also to the end-user the ability to develop its own Graphical User Interface with LabView or C++.

Features

• 900 to 1700 nm
• Freq. Max: 20MHz
• DCR < 5.10^-6 per ns

Functionalities

• USB
• TTL input/output
• Standalone/Remote mode

Applications

• QKD
• LIDAR
• Fluorescence

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