Title :
Polarization dependence of superconducting single photon detectors
Author :
Driessen, Eduard F C ; Braakman, Floris ; Reiger, Elisabeth M. ; Zwiller, Valery ; de Dood, Michiel J.A.
Author_Institution :
Huygens Lab., Univ. Leiden, Leiden
Abstract :
We have measured the polarization dependence of the detection efficiency of NbN superconducting single photon detectors. This behavior is explained by the calculated absorption efficiency of a parallel set of metal lines.
Keywords :
light polarisation; niobium compounds; superconducting photodetectors; NbN; absorption efficiency; detection efficiency; metal lines; photon polarization; superconducting single photon detectors; Absorption; Computer vision; Critical current; Detectors; High speed optical techniques; Laboratories; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Superconducting filaments and wires; Wavelength measurement; (040.5570) Quantum detectors; (230.5440) Polarization-selective devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
