Title :
Mid-infrared single-photon detection with tungsten silicide superconducting nanowires
Author :
Marsili, Francesco ; Verma, V.B. ; Stevens, Martin J. ; Stern, J.A. ; Shaw, Matthew D. ; Miller, Alyssa J. ; Schwarzer, D. ; Wodtke, A. ; Mirin, Richard P. ; Nam, S.W.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We developed superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) based on tungsten silicide (WSi), that show saturated internal detection efficiency from 2.1 to 5.5 μm wavelength.
Keywords :
infrared detectors; nanophotonics; nanowires; photon counting; superconducting materials; superconducting photodetectors; tungsten compounds; SNSPD; WSi; mid-infrared single-photon detection; saturated internal detection efficiency; tungsten silicide superconducting nanowires; wavelength 2.1 mum to 5.5 mum; Detectors; Nanowires; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Photonics; Superconducting photodetectors; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
