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Optical control of single-photon negative-feedback avalanche diode detector

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Authors: Gaëtan Gras, Nigar Sultana, Anqi Huang, Thomas Jennewein, Félix Bussières, Vadim Makarov, Hugo Zbinden

Year

2019

Paper ID

14462

Status

Preprint

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate optical control of negative-feedback avalanche diode (NFAD) detectors using bright light. We deterministically generate fake single-photon detections with a better timing precision than normal operation. This could potentially open a security loophole in quantum cryptography systems. We then show how monitoring the photocurrent through the avalanche photodiode can be used to reveal the detector is being blinded.

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  • We experimentally demonstrate optical control of negative-feedback avalanche diode (NFAD) detectors using bright light.

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