• DocumentCode
    670724
  • Title

    Detecting single photons using superconducting nanowires

  • Author

    Fiore, A. ; Jahanmiri Nejad, S. ; Sahin, Duygu ; Frucci, G. ; Sprengers, J.P. ; Gaggero, A. ; Mattioli, F. ; Leoni, R. ; Beetz, Johannes ; Lermer, M. ; Kamp, M. ; Hofling, S.

  • Author_Institution
    COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    16-20 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Superconducting nanowires can be used to detect single photons with very high sensitivity and speed in the near-infrared. We present recent results on single-photon detectors integrated with microcavities and waveguides for increased efficiency, and photon-number-resolving detectors based on arrays of nanowires.
  • Keywords
    nanowires; optical waveguides; superconducting devices; high speed; microcavities; nanowire arrays; photon number resolving detectors; single photons detection; superconducting nanowires; very high sensitivity; waveguides; Detectors; Gallium arsenide; Microcavities; Nanowires; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    Amsterdam
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6705956