Title :
Achieving high counting rates in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
Author :
Dauler, Eric A. ; Kerman, Andrew J. ; Robinson, Bryan S. ; Yang, Joel K.W. ; Voronov, Boris M. ; Gol´tsman, Gregory N. ; Berggren, Karl K.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA
Abstract :
Kinetic inductance is determined to be the primary limitation to the counting rate of superconducting nanowire single-photon counters. Approaches for overcoming this limitation will be discussed.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; nanowires; photon counting; superconducting photodetectors; kinetic inductance; photon counting rate; superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors; Counting circuits; Current measurement; Event detection; Inductance measurement; Kinetic theory; Nanoscale devices; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Superconducting photodetectors; Superconducting transmission lines; (040.5160) Photodetectors; (270.5570) Quantum detectors; (310.6870) Thin films, other properties;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628619
