Title :
Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
Author :
Kerman, Andrew J. ; Robinson, Bryan S. ; Barron, Richard J. ; Caplan, David O. ; Stevens, Mark L. ; Carney, John J. ; Hamilton, Scott A. ; Keicher, William E. ; Dauler, Eric A. ; Yang, Joel K.W. ; Rosfjord, Kristine ; Anant, Vikas ; Berggren, Karl K.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
We present our ongoing work on superconducting NbN-nanowire photodetectors, which deliver both high speed (< 30 ps timing resolution) and high detection efficiency (> 50% at 1550 nm), promising access to new regimes in ultrafast photon counting applications
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nanowires; niobium compounds; photon counting; superconducting photodetectors; 1550 nm; NbN; detection efficiency; superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors; timing resolution; ultrafast photon counting; Detectors; Event detection; Inductance; Laboratories; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Radar detection; Superconducting photodetectors; Superconducting transmission lines; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1694042
