Infrared Signal Detection by Upconversion Technique
Author(s) -
Teh-Hwa Wong,
Jirong Yu,
Yingxin Bai,
William Johnson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nasa sti repository (national aeronautics and space administration)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1364/cleo_at.2014.jtu4a.114
Subject(s) - photon upconversion , lithium niobate , materials science , energy conversion efficiency , signal (programming language) , optoelectronics , frequency conversion , infrared , crystal (programming language) , optics , computer science , doping , electrical engineering , physics , engineering , programming language
We demonstrated up-conversion assisted detection of a 2.05-μm signal by using a bulk periodically poled Lithium niobate crystal. The 94% intrinsic up-conversion efficiency and 22.58% overall detection efficiency at pW level of 2.05-μm was achieved.
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