Title :
Waveguide-coupled superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
Author :
Beyer, Andrew D. ; Briggs, Ryan M. ; Marsili, Francesco ; Cohen, Justin D. ; Meenehan, Sean M. ; Painter, Oskar J. ; Shaw, Matthew D.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated WSi-based superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors coupled to SiNx waveguides with integrated ring resonators. This photonics platform enables the implementation of robust and efficient photon-counting detectors with fine spectral resolution near 1550 nm.
Keywords :
integrated optics; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical couplers; optical resonators; optical waveguides; photodetectors; photon counting; silicon compounds; superconducting devices; tungsten compounds; SiNx; WSi; fine spectral resolution; integrated ring resonators; photon-counting detectors; photonic platform; waveguide-coupled superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors; Detectors; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical ring resonators; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA