Title :
Picosecond N-photon autocorrelator based on superconducting nanodetectors
Author :
Zhou, Zili ; Frucci, Giulia ; Jahanmirinejad, Saeedeh ; Mattioli, Francesco ; Gaggero, Alessandro ; Leoni, Roberto ; Fiore, Andrea
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
We present a novel approach to an ultrafast N-photon autocorrelator with single-photon sensitivity based on superconducting nanodetectors. The hotspot relaxation time which determines the autocorrelator´s temporal resolution was measured to be ~20 ps.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; optical correlation; superconducting devices; hotspot relaxation time; picosecond N-photon autocorrelator; single-photon sensitivity; superconducting nanodetectors; temporal resolution; Correlation; Delay effects; Detectors; Optical interferometry; Photonics; Superconducting integrated circuits; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
