DocumentCode
1569292
Title
Optoelectronic characterization of a superconducting quantum detector
Author
Akhlaghi, Mohsen K. ; Majedi, A.Hamed
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
fYear
2008
Firstpage
234
Lastpage
235
Abstract
Optoelectronic characterization of niobium nitride superconducting nanowire single photon detector is presented in an optical fiber based test setup. The details of the experimental test setup and preliminary characterization results are presented.
Keywords
fibre optic sensors; nanosensors; nanowires; niobium compounds; superconducting photodetectors; niobium nitride; optical fiber based test setup; optoelectronic characterization; superconducting nanowire single photon detector; superconducting quantum detector; Detectors; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Quantum computing; Superconducting films; Superconducting microwave devices; Superconducting photodetectors; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location
Acapulco
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1932-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688575
Filename
4688575
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