• DocumentCode
    2266487
  • Title

    Polarization dependence of superconducting single photon detectors

  • Author

    Driessen, Eduard F C ; Braakman, Floris ; Reiger, Elisabeth M. ; Zwiller, Valery ; de Dood, Michiel J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Huygens Lab., Univ. Leiden, Leiden
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have measured the polarization dependence of the detection efficiency of NbN superconducting single photon detectors. This behavior is explained by the calculated absorption efficiency of a parallel set of metal lines.
  • Keywords
    light polarisation; niobium compounds; superconducting photodetectors; NbN; absorption efficiency; detection efficiency; metal lines; photon polarization; superconducting single photon detectors; Absorption; Computer vision; Critical current; Detectors; High speed optical techniques; Laboratories; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Superconducting filaments and wires; Wavelength measurement; (040.5570) Quantum detectors; (230.5440) Polarization-selective devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572811