Towards a Multi-Pixel Photon-to-Digital Converter for Time-Bin Quantum Key Distribution

Towards a Multi-Pixel Photon-to-Digital Converter for Time-Bin Quantum Key Distribution

We present an integrated single-photon detection device custom designed for quantum key distribution (QKD) with time-bin encoded single photons. We implemented and demonstrated a prototype photon-to-digital converter (PDC) that integrates an 8 × 8 single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array with on-c...

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Main Authors:	Simon Carrier, Michel Labrecque-Dias, Ramy Tannous, Pascal Gendron, Frédéric Nolet, Nicolas Roy, Tommy Rossignol, Frédéric Vachon, Samuel Parent, Thomas Jennewein, Serge Charlebois, Jean-François Pratte
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:	Sensors
Subjects:	photon-to-digital converter (PDC) quantum key distribution (QKD) single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) time-to-digital converter (TDC) CMOS detector free-space
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/7/3376

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