Title :
Cavity-integrated ultra-narrow Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector based on a thick niobium nitride film
Author :
Marsili, F. ; Najafi, F. ; Dauler, E.A. ; Korre, H. ; Anant, V. ; Sunter, K. ; Berggren, K.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We propose a design for cavity-integrated Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors based on 20-nm-wide 10-nm-thick nanowires. Our simulations show that these detectors can potentially reach ~90% device detection efficiency.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; nanophotonics; nanowires; niobium compounds; optical design techniques; superconducting photodetectors; superconducting thin films; type II superconductors; NbN; cavity-integrated ultranarrow superconducting nanowire single-photon detector; device detection efficiency; size 10 nm; size 20 nm; thick niobium nitride film; Absorption; Detectors; Integrated optics; Optical detectors; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Superconducting photodetectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
