Title :
Superconducting optical single-photon detectors
Author :
Sobolewski, Roman ; Verevkin, A. ; Gol´tsman, G.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rochester Univ., NY
Abstract :
We review the development of superconducting single-photon detectors. The devices are characterized by experimental quantum efficiency of ~8% for infrared photons, counting rate ~2 GHz, 18 ps jitter, and <0.01 per second dark counts
Keywords :
infrared detectors; photon counting; superconducting photodetectors; 18 ps; infrared photons; quantum efficiency; superconducting optical single-photon detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
