High quantum efficiency photon-number-resolving detector for photonic on-chip information processing

Author

Calkins, Brice ; Mennea, Paolo L. ; Lita, A.E. ; Metcalf, Benjamin J. ; Kolthammer, W.S. ; Linares, Antia Lamas ; Spring, Justin B. ; Humphreys, Peter C. ; Mirin, Richard P. ; Gates, James C. ; Smith, Peter G. R. ; Walmsley, Ian A. ; Gerrits, Thomas ; Sae

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

9-14 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We demonstrate a high-efficiency, photon-number resolving transition edge sensor, integrated on an optical silica waveguide structure. The detector consists of three individual absorber/sensor devices providing a total system detection efficiency of up to 93% for single photons at a wavelength of 1551.9 nm. This new design enables high fidelity detection of quantum information processes in on-chip platforms.

Keywords

edge detection; integrated optics; light absorption; optical design techniques; optical information processing; optical sensors; optical waveguides; photodetectors; quantum optics; silicon compounds; SiO₂; high-efficiency photon-number resolving transition edge sensor; integrated optics; optical absorber; optical design; optical silica waveguide structure; photonic on-chip quantum information processing; wavelength 1551.9 nm; Absorption; Detectors; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Photonics; System-on-chip;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Type

conf

Filename

6834324