Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors for quantum information

L You - Nanophotonics, 2020 - degruyter.com
The superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) is a quantum-limit
superconducting optical detector based on the Cooper-pair breaking effect by a single …

Superconducting nanowires for single‐photon detection: progress, challenges, and opportunities

I Holzman, Y Ivry - Advanced Quantum Technologies, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐photon detectors and nanoscale superconducting devices are two major candidates
for realizing quantum technologies. Superconducting‐nanowire single‐photon detectors …

[HTML][HTML] Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors: A perspective on evolution, state-of-the-art, future developments, and applications

I Esmaeil Zadeh, J Chang, JWN Los, S Gyger… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Two decades after their demonstration, superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
(SNSPDs) have become indispensable tools for quantum photonics as well as for many …

Demonstration of sub-3 ps temporal resolution with a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector

B Korzh, QY Zhao, JP Allmaras, S Frasca, TM Autry… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Improvements in temporal resolution of single-photon detectors enable increased data rates
and transmission distances for both classical and quantum optical communication systems …

Waveguide-integrated superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

S Ferrari, C Schuck, W Pernice - Nanophotonics, 2018 - degruyter.com
Integration of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors with nanophotonic
waveguides is a key technological step that enables a broad range of classical and quantum …

Single-photon imager based on a superconducting nanowire delay line

QY Zhao, D Zhu, N Calandri, AE Dane… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Detecting spatial and temporal information of individual photons is critical to applications in
spectroscopy, communication, biological imaging, astronomical observation and quantum …

Photon counting LIDAR at 2.3 µm wavelength with superconducting nanowires

GG Taylor, D Morozov, NR Gemmell, K Erotokritou… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
In this work, we show a proof-of-principle benchtop single-photon light detection and
ranging (LIDAR) depth imager at 2.3 µm, utilizing superconducting nanowire single-photon …

Efficient single-photon detection with 7.7 ps time resolution for photon-correlation measurements

I Esmaeil Zadeh, JWN Los, RBM Gourgues… - Acs …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A broad range of scientific and industrial disciplines require precise optical measurements at
very low light levels. Single-photon detectors combining high efficiency and high time …

High-detection efficiency and low-timing jitter with amorphous superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

M Caloz, M Perrenoud, C Autebert, B Korzh… - Applied Physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Recent progress in the development of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
(SNSPDs) made of amorphous materials has delivered excellent performances and has had …

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

EE Wollman, VB Verma, AD Beyer, RM Briggs… - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
For photon-counting applications at ultraviolet wavelengths, there are currently no detectors
that combine high efficiency (> 50%), sub-nanosecond timing resolution, and sub-Hz dark …