Title :
Arrays of WSi superconducting nanowire single photon detectors for deep-space optical communications
Author :
Shaw, M.D. ; Marsili, F. ; Beyer, A.D. ; Stern, J.A. ; Resta, G.V. ; Ravindran, P. ; Chang, S. ; Bardin, J. ; Russell, D.S. ; Gin, J.W. ; Patawaran, F.D. ; Verma, V.B. ; Mirin, R.P. ; Nam, S.W. ; Farr, W.H.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We have developed 64-pixel free-space-coupled arrays of WSi SNSPDs as a pathfinder for the ground detector in a deep-space optical communication system. Our receiver prototype was used to close a real-time deep-space optical communication link at 47 Mbps.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; nanowires; optical arrays; optical couplers; optical links; optical receivers; photodetectors; quantum optics; superconducting devices; tungsten compounds; WSi; WSi superconducting nanowire single photon detectors; ground detector; opticla receiver; pathfinder; real-time deep-space optical communication link; sixty four-pixel free-space-coupled arrays; Detectors; Optical amplifiers; Optical arrays; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
