Title :
A new picture of inhomogeneities in nanowire superconducting single photon detectors
Author :
Gaudio, Rosalinda ; Op ´t Hoog, Koen ; Zili Zhou ; Sahin, Duygu ; Fiore, A.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
We introduced, characterized and modeled a simple nanodetector to investigate the efficiency and yield limitations of NbN superconducting single photon detectors. These crucial issues are related to the detectors strongly inhomogeneous nature at the nanoscale.
Keywords :
nanosensors; nanowires; niobium compounds; photon counting; superconducting photodetectors; type II superconductors; NbN; efficiency; inhomogeneities; nanodetector; nanowire superconducting single photon detectors; yield limitations; Critical current density (superconductivity); Detectors; Nonhomogeneous media; Photonics; Superconducting integrated circuits; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
