Title :
Nanowire superconducting single photon detectors progress and promise
Author :
Nam, S.W. ; Verma, V.B. ; Allman, Michael S. ; Horansky, Rob ; Lita, Adriana ; Marsili, Francesco ; Stern, J.A. ; Shaw, Matthew D. ; Beyer, Andrew D. ; Mirin, Richard P.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Since the first reported detection of a single photon using a superconducting nanowire in 2001, rapid progress has been made in the development and application of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPD or SSPD). I will briefly describe use of these detectors in new applications, progress in detector developments, and describe areas of research and their potential impact.
Keywords :
nanosensors; nanowires; superconducting photodetectors; SNSPD; SSPD; nanowire superconducting single photon detectors; Cryogenics; Detectors; NIST; Nanobioscience; Optical detectors; Photonics; Superconducting photodetectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
