Quantum Information and Measurement (QIM)

Quantum Description of Single Photon Detectors Including Timing-Jitter Effects

Élie Gouzien, Bruno Fedrici, Alessandro Zavatta, Sébastien Tanzilli, Virginia D’Auria

Published Jan 1, 2019• 0 citations

Abstract

We model single photon detectors by explicitly taking into account their timing- jitter, finite efficiency and dead-time effects. Our model represents the first operational and full description of temporal limitations of those detectors.

DOI: 10.1364/qim.2019.t5a.38

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