• DocumentCode
    689941
  • Title

    A three-dimensional, polarization-insensitive superconducting nanowire avalanche photodetector

  • Author

    Verma, V.B. ; Marsili, Francesco ; Harrington, S. ; Lita, A.E. ; 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 measure a peak system detection efficiency (SDE) of 87.7 ± 0.5 % and a polarization dependence of less than 2 % using vertically-stacked superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors connected electrically in parallel.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; light polarisation; nanophotonics; nanowires; quantum optics; superconducting photodetectors; peak system detection efficiency measurement; polarization-insensitive superconducting nanowire avalanche photodetector; three-dimensional superconducting nanowire avalanche photodetector; vertically-stacked superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors; Decision support systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834331
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=689941