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

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.

2015 ◽  
Vol 1807 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.E. Lita ◽  
V.B. Verma ◽  
R. D. Horansky ◽  
J.M. Shainline ◽  
R.P. Mirin ◽  
...  

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.


2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (22) ◽  
pp. 26792 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. E. Wollman ◽  
V. B. Verma ◽  
A. D. Beyer ◽  
R. M. Briggs ◽  
B. Korzh ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 105 (12) ◽  
pp. 122601 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. B. Verma ◽  
B. Korzh ◽  
F. Bussières ◽  
R. D. Horansky ◽  
A. E. Lita ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Emma E. Wollman ◽  
Varun B. Verma ◽  
Ryan M. Briggs ◽  
Andrew D. Beyer ◽  
Richard P. Mirin ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 065016 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Redaelli ◽  
G Bulgarini ◽  
S Dobrovolskiy ◽  
S N Dorenbos ◽  
V Zwiller ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Emma E. Wollman ◽  
Varun B. Verma ◽  
Ryan M. Briggs ◽  
Andrew D. Beyer ◽  
Richard P. Mirin ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (26) ◽  
pp. 33792 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. B. Verma ◽  
B. Korzh ◽  
F. Bussières ◽  
R. D. Horansky ◽  
S. D. Dyer ◽  
...  

APL Photonics ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 111301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iman Esmaeil Zadeh ◽  
Johannes W. N. Los ◽  
Ronan B. M. Gourgues ◽  
Violette Steinmetz ◽  
Gabriele Bulgarini ◽  
...  

CLEO: 2014 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. B. Verma ◽  
A. E. Lita ◽  
M. R. Vissers ◽  
F. Marsili ◽  
D. P. Pappas ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 068501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Gu ◽  
La-Bao Zhang ◽  
Lin Kang ◽  
Qing-Yuan Zhao ◽  
Tao Jia ◽  
...  

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