DocumentCode
689087
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
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833468
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