Determining the Quantum Characteristics of a Photon Counter Using Power-Calibrated Laser Radiation

A. A. Kovalev; A. A. Liberman; A. S. Mikryukov; S. A. Moskalyuk; M. V. Ulanovskii

doi:10.1007/s11018-016-0878-4

Determining the Quantum Characteristics of a Photon Counter Using Power-Calibrated Laser Radiation

Authors: Kovalev A.A.¹, Liberman A.A.¹, Mikryukov A.S.¹, Moskalyuk S.A.¹, Ulanovskii M.V.¹
Affiliations:
1. All-Russia Research Institute of Optophysical Measurements (VNIIOFI)
Issue: Vol 58, No 11 (2016)
Pages: 1244-1249
Section: Article
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0543-1972/article/view/245573
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-016-0878-4
ID: 245573

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An experimental setup was devised allowing high-accuracy radiation power measurements in the range of the order of 10⁻¹⁸–10⁻¹⁵ W. The use of a calibrated Fresnel prismatic attenuator in the design minimizes the error in determining the mean number of photos in each radiation pulse. Results are presented for measurements of the positive measure operator for a Hamamatsu H7422-40 photoelectric multiplier.