Review of superconducting nanowire single-photon detector system design options and demonstrated performance
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Dauler, Eric A.; Grein, Matthew E.; Kerman, Andrew J.; Marsili, Francesco; Miki, Shigehito; Nam, Sae Woo; Shaw, Matthew D.; Terai, Hirotaka; Verma, Varun B.; Yamashita, Taro; ... Show more Show less
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We describe a number of methods that have been pursued to develop superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) with attractive overall performance, including three systems that operate with >70% system detection efficiency and high maximum counting rates at wavelengths near 1550 nm. The advantages and tradeoffs of various approaches to efficient optical coupling, electrical readout, and SNSPD design are described and contrasted. Optical interfaces to the detectors have been based on fiber coupling, either directly to the detector or through the substrate, using both single-mode and multimode fibers with different approaches to alignment. Recent advances in electrical interfaces have focused on the challenges of scalability and ensuring stable detector operation at high count rates. Prospects for further advances in these and other methods are also described, which may enable larger arrays and higher-performance SNSPD systems in the future. Finally, the use of some of these techniques to develop fully packaged SNSPD systems will be described and the performance available from these recently developed systems will be reviewed.
Date issued
2014-06Department
Lincoln LaboratoryJournal
Optical Engineering
Publisher
SPIE
Citation
Dauler, Eric A., Matthew E. Grein, Andrew J. Kerman, Francesco Marsili, Shigehito Miki, Sae Woo Nam, Matthew D. Shaw, Hirotaka Terai, Varun B. Verma, and Taro Yamashita. “Review of Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector System Design Options and Demonstrated Performance.” Opt. Eng 53, no. 8 (June 16, 2014): 081907.
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0091-3286