Abstract: Correlated photon is exploited as a tool for absolute quantum efficiency calibration of photon detectors
working in the photon-counting regime. We extend the method from photon-counting regime to the absolute
calibration of analog regime photon detectors. A revised calibration module is proposed based on balance detection
and fluctuation restrictions conditions applied to analog photon detectors. An absolute calibration experimental
system is established. This method shows a relative standard uncertainty of 2.1% and a relative deviation of 1%
compared with those of the typical photomultiplier quantum efficiency.
GAO Dongyang1,2 (高冬阳), XIA Maopeng1 (夏茂鹏), LI Jianjun1 (李健军),HU Youbo1 (胡友勃), ZHENG Xiaobing1,2* (郑小兵)
. Absolute Quantum Efficiency Calibration of Analog Detectors with Twin Photon Current[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Science), 2017
, 22(4)
: 411
-416
.
DOI: 10.1007/s12204-017-1855-z
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