title: High accuracy verification of a correlated-photon- based method for determining photoncounting detection efficiency.
abstract: We have characterized an independent primary standard method to calibrate detection efficiency of photon-counting detectors based on twophoton correlations. We have verified this method and its uncertainty by comparing it to a substitution method using a conventionally calibrated transfer detector tied to a national primary standard detector scale. We obtained a relative standard uncertainty for the correlated-photon method of 0.18 % (k=1) and for the substitution method of 0.17 % (k=1). From a series of measurements we found that the two independent calibration techniques differ by 0.14 (14) %, which is within the established uncertainty of comparison. We believe this is the highest accuracy characterization and independent verification of the correlated-photon method yet achieved.
authors.forename: Sergey V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Polyakov
authors.forename: Alan L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Migdall