Title :
Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors
Author :
Dauler, E.A. ; Kerman, A.J. ; Rosenberg, D. ; Pan, S. ; Grein, M.E. ; Molnar, R.J. ; Correa, R.E. ; Bawendi, M.G. ; Berggren, K.K. ; Moores, J.D. ; Boroson, D.M.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Several advances in high-detection-efficiency superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) including multi-layer optical structures and multi-element geometries make them uniquely suited to applications in the short-wave infrared.
Keywords :
infrared detectors; nanowires; superconducting photodetectors; multielement geometries; multilayer optical structures; short-wave infrared; single photon detectors; superconducting nanowire; Detectors; Extraterrestrial measurements; Optical detectors; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical films; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110571
