A scalable photon number resolving detector

Author

Mattioli, F. ; Gaggero, A. ; Leoni, R. ; Zhou, Zhengchun ; Jahanmirinejad, S. ; Sahin, Duygu ; Frucci, G. ; Fiore, A.

Author_Institution

Ist. di Fotonica e Nanotecnol., Rome, Italy

fYear

2014

fDate

12-14 May 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A novel photon-number-resolving detector (PNRD) structure, based on an array of nanowire superconducting single photon detectors (SSPDs) connected in series, have recently been proposed. With this configuration, it is possible to scale to large photon numbers. In this framework, PNRDs capable of resolving up to four, eight and twelve photons at telecommunication wavelengths have been fabricated and tested. The photon-induced voltage signals from all the series elements are summed up into a single readout pulse with a height proportional to the detected photon number. Analysis of the linearity shows the potential of scaling to an even larger dynamic range.

Keywords

nanophotonics; nanowires; optical fabrication; optical testing; photodetectors; superconducting arrays; nanowire superconducting single photon detector array; optical fabrication; optical testing; photon-induced voltage signals; photon-number-resolving detector structure; telecommunication wavelengths; Arrays; Detectors; Linearity; Magnetic separation; Photonics; Superconducting integrated circuits; Superconducting magnets; nanowire detectors; photon number resolving detector; superconductivity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photonics Technologies, 2014 Fotonica AEIT Italian Conference on

Conference_Location

Naples

Print_ISBN

978-8-8872-3718-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/Fotonica.2014.6843849

Filename

6843849