Title :
Series-nanowire photon number resolving detector counting up to 24 photons
Author :
Mattioli, Francesco ; Zili Zhou ; Gaggero, Alessandro ; Gaudio, Rosalinda ; Leoni, Roberto ; Fiore, Andrea
Author_Institution :
Ist. di Fotonica e Nanotecnol. (IFN), Rome, Italy
Abstract :
A 24-pixel photon-number-resolving-detector (PNRD) based on superconducting nanowires in a series configuration is demonstrated. Distinct output levels corresponding to the detection of 0-25 photons are observed, due to the high signal-to-noise ratio.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; nanowires; photon counting; superconducting materials; superconducting photodetectors; PNRD; photon counting; series-nanowire photon number resolving detector; signal-to-noise ratio; superconducting nanowires; Detectors; High-speed optical techniques; Nanowires; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical sensors; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
