Infrared photon counting with superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Hadfield ◽  
Chandra M. Natarajan ◽  
Michael G. Tanner
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Counting ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Infrared Photon ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire

scholarly journals Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors integrated with tantalum pentoxide waveguides

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin A. Wolff ◽  
Simon Vogel ◽  
Lukas Splitthoff ◽  
Carsten Schuck
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photonic Integrated Circuits ◽  
Photon Counting ◽  
Tantalum Pentoxide ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Quantum Technology ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire

Abstract Photonic integrated circuits hold great potential for realizing quantum technology. Efficient single-photon detectors are an essential constituent of any such quantum photonic implementation. In this regard waveguide-integrated superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors are an ideal match for achieving advanced photon counting capabilities in photonic integrated circuits. However, currently considered material systems do not readily satisfy the demands of next generation nanophotonic quantum technology platforms with integrated single-photon detectors, in terms of refractive-index contrast, band gap, optical nonlinearity, thermo-optic stability and fast single-photon counting with high signal-to-noise ratio. Here we show that such comprehensive functionality can be realized by integrating niobium titanium nitride superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors with tantalum pentoxide waveguides. We demonstrate state-of-the-art detector performance in this novel material system, including devices showing 75% on-chip detection efficiency at tens of dark counts per second, detector decay times below 1 ns and sub-30 ps timing accuracy for telecommunication wavelengths photons at 1550 nm. Notably, we realize saturation of the internal detection efficiency over a previously unattained bias current range for waveguide-integrated niobium titanium nitride superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors. Our work enables the full set of high-performance single-photon detection capabilities on the emerging tantalum pentoxide-on-insulator platform for future applications in integrated quantum photonics.

scholarly journals Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors with non-periodic dielectric multilayers

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taro Yamashita ◽  
Kentaro Waki ◽  
Shigehito Miki ◽  
Robert A. Kirkwood ◽  
Robert H. Hadfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire

scholarly journals Electrothermal feedback in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

2009 ◽  
Vol 79 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Kerman ◽  
Joel K. W. Yang ◽  
Richard J. Molnar ◽  
Eric A. Dauler ◽  
Karl K. Berggren
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire

scholarly journals Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. K. Berggren ◽  
V. Anant ◽  
B. Baek ◽  
E. Dauler ◽  
X. Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire

scholarly journals Optimizing the stoichiometry of ultrathin NbTiN films for high-performance superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (19) ◽  
pp. 26579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Zichi ◽  
Jin Chang ◽  
Stephan Steinhauer ◽  
Kristina von Fieandt ◽  
Johannes W. N. Los ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire
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