DocumentCode
2087229
Title
Superconducting optical single-photon detectors
Author
Sobolewski, Roman ; Verevkin, A. ; Gol´tsman, G.N.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rochester Univ., NY
fYear
2004
fDate
21-21 May 2004
Firstpage
656
Lastpage
657
Abstract
We review the development of superconducting single-photon detectors. The devices are characterized by experimental quantum efficiency of ~8% for infrared photons, counting rate ~2 GHz, 18 ps jitter, and <0.01 per second dark counts
Keywords
infrared detectors; photon counting; superconducting photodetectors; 18 ps; infrared photons; quantum efficiency; superconducting optical single-photon detectors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-778-4
Type
conf
Filename
1366939
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