High-efficiency single-photon detectors

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhika Rangarajan ◽  
Joseph B. Altepeter ◽  
Evan R. Jeffrey ◽  
Micah J. A. Stoutimore ◽  
Nicholas A. Peters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors

scholarly journals High efficiency NbN nanowire superconducting single photon detectors fabricated on MgO substrates from a low temperature process

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 3191 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Marsili ◽  
D. Bitauld ◽  
A. Fiore ◽  
A. Gaggero ◽  
F. Mattioli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Low Temperature Process

Materials Development for High Efficiency Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors

2015 ◽  
Vol 1807 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.E. Lita ◽  
V.B. Verma ◽  
R. D. Horansky ◽  
J.M. Shainline ◽  
R.P. Mirin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Amorphous Material ◽  
Superconducting Transition ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire

ABSTRACTSuperconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) based on ultra-thin films have become the preferred technology for applications that require high efficiency single-photon detectors with high speed, high timing resolution, and low dark count rates at near-infrared wavelengths. Since demonstration of the first SNSPD using NbN thin films, an increasingly larger number of materials are being explored. We investigate amorphous thin film alloys of MoSi, MoGe, and WRe with the goal of optimizing SNSPDs for higher operating temperature, high efficiency and high speed. To explore material adequacy for SNSPDs, we have measured superconducting transition temperature (Tc) as a function of film thickness and sheet resistance, as well as critical current densities. In this paper we present our results comparing these materials to WSi, another amorphous material widely used for SNSPD devices.

scholarly journals UV superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors with high efficiency, low noise, and 4 K operating temperature

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (22) ◽  
pp. 26792 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. E. Wollman ◽  
V. B. Verma ◽  
A. D. Beyer ◽  
R. M. Briggs ◽  
B. Korzh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Operating Temperature ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire

scholarly journals High-efficiency WSi superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors operating at 2.5 K

2014 ◽  
Vol 105 (12) ◽  
pp. 122601 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. B. Verma ◽  
B. Korzh ◽  
F. Bussières ◽  
R. D. Horansky ◽  
A. E. Lita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire

High-efficiency UV Superconducting Nanowire Single-photon Detectors from Amorphous MoSi

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma E. Wollman ◽  
Varun B. Verma ◽  
Ryan M. Briggs ◽  
Andrew D. Beyer ◽  
Richard P. Mirin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire

scholarly journals Design of broadband high-efficiency superconducting-nanowire single photon detectors

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 065016 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Redaelli ◽  
G Bulgarini ◽  
S Dobrovolskiy ◽  
S N Dorenbos ◽  
V Zwiller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire

High-efficiency, low noise UV superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors operating above 4 K

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma E. Wollman ◽  
Varun B. Verma ◽  
Ryan M. Briggs ◽  
Andrew D. Beyer ◽  
Richard P. Mirin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire

scholarly journals Unconventional Applications of Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1198
Author(s):  
Tomas Polakovic ◽  
Whitney Armstrong ◽  
Goran Karapetrov ◽  
Zein-Eddine Meziani ◽  
Valentine Novosad
Keyword(s):  
High Energy Physics ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Particle Detection ◽  
Photon Detectors ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Single Photon Detectors ◽  
Superconducting Nanowire ◽  
Energy Physics

Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors are becoming a dominant technology in quantum optics and quantum communication, primarily because of their low timing jitter and capability to detect individual low-energy photons with high quantum efficiencies. However, other desirable characteristics, such as high detection rates, operation in cryogenic and high magnetic field environments, or high-efficiency detection of charged particles, are underrepresented in literature, potentially leading to a lack of interest in other fields that might benefit from this technology. We review the progress in use of superconducting nanowire technology in photon and particle detection outside of the usual areas of physics, with emphasis on the potential use in ongoing and future experiments in nuclear and high energy physics.

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