Title :
Superconductive traveling-wave photodetectors
Author :
Ghamsari, Behnood G. ; Majedi, A. Hamed
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng. & Inst. for Quantum Comput., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Abstract :
Superconductive traveling-wave photodetectors are proposed for ultra-fast, ultra-sensitive and ultra-low-noise photodetection. The kinetic inductance of a superconducting thin film is integrated with an optical waveguide and a microwave transmission line.
Keywords :
integrated optics; microwave photonics; optical waveguides; superconducting photodetectors; superconducting thin films; superconducting transmission lines; kinetic inductance; microwave transmission line; optical waveguide; superconducting thin film; superconductive traveling-wave photodetector; ultra-low-noise photodetection; Integrated optics; Optical films; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Quantum computing; Superconducting films; Superconducting microwave devices; Superconducting photodetectors; Superconducting transmission lines; Superconductivity;
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
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688692
