• DocumentCode
    2560113
  • Title

    Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

  • Author

    Kerman, Andrew J. ; Robinson, Bryan S. ; Barron, Richard J. ; Caplan, David O. ; Stevens, Mark L. ; Carney, John J. ; Hamilton, Scott A. ; Keicher, William E. ; Dauler, Eric A. ; Yang, Joel K.W. ; Rosfjord, Kristine ; Anant, Vikas ; Berggren, Karl K.

  • Author_Institution
    Lincoln Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA
  • fYear
    0
  • fDate
    0-0 0
  • Firstpage
    9
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    We present our ongoing work on superconducting NbN-nanowire photodetectors, which deliver both high speed (< 30 ps timing resolution) and high detection efficiency (> 50% at 1550 nm), promising access to new regimes in ultrafast photon counting applications
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; nanowires; niobium compounds; photon counting; superconducting photodetectors; 1550 nm; NbN; detection efficiency; superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors; timing resolution; ultrafast photon counting; Detectors; Event detection; Inductance; Laboratories; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Radar detection; Superconducting photodetectors; Superconducting transmission lines; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
  • Conference_Location
    Quebec City, Que.
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0090-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1694042
  • Filename
    1694042
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2560113