DocumentCode
1445455
Title
Ti/Au Transition-Edge Sensors Coupled to Single Mode Optical Fibers Aligned by Si V-Groove
Author
Lolli, Lapo ; Taralli, Emanuele ; Portesi, Chiara ; Alberto, Diego ; Rajteri, Mauro ; Monticone, Eugenio
Author_Institution
DISPEA Dept., Politec. di Torino, Torino, Italy
Volume
21
Issue
3
fYear
2011
fDate
6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
215
Lastpage
218
Abstract
Transition-edge sensors (TESs) are promising micro-calorimeters for applications in the field of quantum information, quantum computation and metrology due to their photon-number resolving capability. Quantum efficiency (QE) is fundamental in single-photon detection and it should be as high as possible. For this reason the coupling between the light source and the sensor plays a crucial role.
Keywords
calorimeters; light sources; optical fibres; photon counting; quantum computing; superconducting photodetectors; TES; light source; microcalorimeters; photon-number resolving capability; quantum computation; quantum efficiency; quantum information; quantum metrology; single mode optical fibers; single-photon detection; transition-edge sensors; Copper; Detectors; Energy resolution; Optical sensors; Photonics; Silicon; Infrared detectors; optical coupling; sensors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1051-8223
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TASC.2010.2103352
Filename
5710438
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