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Free-space coupled superconducting nanowire single-photon detector with low dark counts

Andrew Mueller, Boris Korzh, M. C. Runyan, Emma E. Wollman, Andrew D. Beyer, Jason P. Allmaras, Angel E. Velasco, Ioana Craiciu, Bruce Bumble, Ryan M. Briggs, Lautaro Narváez, Cristián Peña, M. Spiropulu, Matthew D. Shaw

2021Optica34 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

A free-space coupled superconducting nanowire single-photon detector with high efficiency at 1550 nm, sub-0.1 Hz dark count rate, and sub-15 ps timing jitter is demonstrated.

Topics & Concepts

JitterDetectorSuperconductivityNanowireFree spacePhotonPhysicsSpace (punctuation)OpticsOptoelectronicsCondensed matter physicsTelecommunicationsComputer scienceOperating systemAdvanced Optical Sensing TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotonic and Optical Devices