Title :
Optoelectronic characterization of a superconducting quantum detector
Author :
Akhlaghi, Mohsen K. ; Majedi, A.Hamed
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Abstract :
Optoelectronic characterization of niobium nitride superconducting nanowire single photon detector is presented in an optical fiber based test setup. The details of the experimental test setup and preliminary characterization results are presented.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; nanosensors; nanowires; niobium compounds; superconducting photodetectors; niobium nitride; optical fiber based test setup; optoelectronic characterization; superconducting nanowire single photon detector; superconducting quantum detector; Detectors; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Quantum computing; Superconducting films; Superconducting microwave devices; Superconducting photodetectors; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688575
