Publications [#246371] of Daniel J. Gauthier
Papers Published
- Stipčević, M; Gauthier, DJ, Precise Monte Carlo simulation of single-photon detectors, edited by M.A. Itzler and J.C. Campbell,
Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics, vol. 8727
(August, 2013),
pp. 87270K, SPIE [pdf], [doi]
(last updated on 2019/07/17)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-diodebased 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. © 2013 SPIE.