Note: Scalable multiphoton coincidence-counting electronics
Author(s) -
David Branning,
Sarthak Khanal,
Young Ho Shin,
B. Clary,
M. Beck
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
review of scientific instruments
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1089-7623
pISSN - 0034-6748
DOI - 10.1063/1.3524571
Subject(s) - coincidence , coincidence counting , physics , transistor , scalability , electronics , photon counting , optics , quantum , computer science , detector , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics , voltage , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , database , quantum entanglement , engineering
We present a multichannel coincidence-counting module for use in quantum optics experiments. The circuit takes up to four transistor-transistor logic pulse inputs and counts either twofold, threefold, or fourfold coincidences, within a user-selected coincidence-time window as short as 12 ns. The module can accurately count eight sets of multichannel coincidences, for input rates of up to 84 MHz. Due to their low cost and small size, multiple modules can easily be combined to count arbitrary M-order coincidences among N inputs.
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