Scientific Instrumentation Newsletter - April 2011

NEW PRODUCT
Near-Infrared Photon Counter with World Record 100MHz trigger rate

For applications requiring asynchronous detection scheme, the id210 can also operate in free-running mode.
Its performance in high-speed gating at internal or external frequencies up to 100MHz by far surpasses the performance of existing detectors. Photons can be detected with probability up to 25% at 1310nm or 1550nm. A timing resolution as low as 200ps can be achieved.

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TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Tuesday May 24, 2011 from 16.00 to 17.00

id210 demonstration at the Laser World of Photonics 2011 show in Munich. Please register by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

IDQ also organizes webinars to illustrate the capabilities of the id210 detector. Please register by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

COME MEET US

Upcoming exhibitions

IDQ will be presenting its products at the following exhibitions:

• SPIE Defense and Security, Orlando, USA
  April 26 – 28, 2011, booth 317
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•  CLEO, Baltimore, USA
  May 3 – 5, 2011, booth 1433.
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•  LASER World of Photonics 2011, Munich, Germany
  May 23 - 26, 2011, booth B1.113
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Visit the Calendar of Events page for up to date information on upcoming exhibitions.

id100 - Visible - Photon counter used in Pseudo-random single photon counting

Pseudo-random single photon counting (PRSPC) is a new time resolved optical measurement method which combines the spread spectrum time-resolved method with single photon counting.

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NEWS
id210 wins award at CLEO for outstanding performance

IDQ participated to the 2011 CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Awards Program and presented the new id210 Infrared single photon counter. Acknowledging the breakthrough this product represented, the jury selected the id210 as an honorable mention winner. The award will be presented to IDQ during the CLEO:2011 Plenary and Awards Session, on Monday, May 2nd.

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FROM THE LAB
SwissQuantum Project Completes Longest-Running Testbed of Quantum Crytography

IDQ is pleased to announce the successful completion of the longest running project for testing Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in a field environment. The main goal of the SwissQuantum network, installed in the Geneva metropolitan area in March 2009, was to validate the reliability and robustness of QKD in continuous operation over a long time period in a field environment. The quantum layer ran stably for nearly 2 years until the completion of the project in January 2011, totaling more than 50'000 hours of stable operation and confirming the viability of QKD as a commercial encryption technology.

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