SBIR/STTR Research Award

High Efficiency Single Photon Up-Conversion in Waveguides and Pump Wavelength Longer than the Signal Wavelength

Award identifier 89d154a1f551fcba5af36e5c3d5acff7ab80f534f4a08b56517bbb19585c0bdbAwarding agency Department of Commerce · National Institute of Standards and Technology

Award amount

$89,974

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2008

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Commerce
Branch
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Recipient company
Advanced Research, Inc., dba AdvR, Inc.
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
Not reported
UEI
W5BTMLDNALW6
Solicitation number
Not reported
Topic code
Not reported

Research abstract

This NIST Phase 1 SBIR effort will demonstrate the feasibility of low noise single photon up conversion using KTiOPO4 (KTP) or LiNbO3 (LN) or Stoichiometric LiTaO3 (SLT) periodically poled waveguides and an 1800nm pump for a high efficiency single photon detector. The key innovation is using low noise periodically poled waveguides with a long wavelength (1800nm) pump leading to higher efficiency single photon detectors when used with Silicon-based avalanche single photon detectors (Si-APD). Use of waveguide Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) for 1535nm to 828.5nm up-conversion coupled with inexpensive and very efficient SI-APD technology is expected to significantly increase single photon detection efficiency while maintaining long fiber optic transmission distance for quantum communication networks and quantum-key-distribution (QKD) systems.

Technology keywords

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Other awards by this recipient

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Research funding history

122 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1999–2025). Reported award amounts total $45,302,877. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency

Agency intelligence

Department of Commerce

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