Precise Monte Carlo simulation of single-photon detectors

Mario Stipčević; Daniel J. Gauthier

doi:10.1117/12.2021577

29 May 2013 Precise Monte Carlo simulation of single-photon detectors

Mario Stipčević, Daniel J. Gauthier

Proceedings Volume 8727, Advanced Photon Counting Techniques VII; 87270K (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2021577
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

We demonstrate the importance and utility of Monte Carlo simulation of single-photon detectors. Devising an optimal simulation is strongly influenced by the particular application because of the complexity of modern, avalanche-diode based single-photon detectors. Using a simple yet very demanding example of random number generation via detection of Poissonian photons exiting a beam splitter, we present a Monte Carlo simulation that faithfully reproduces the serial autocorrelation of random bits as a function of detection frequency over four orders of magnitude of the incident photon flux. We conjecture that this simulation approach can be easily modified for use in many other applications.

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Mario Stipčević and Daniel J. Gauthier "Precise Monte Carlo simulation of single-photon detectors", Proc. SPIE 8727, Advanced Photon Counting Techniques VII, 87270K (29 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2021577

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