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

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.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 09, 2021
Source ID
10.1364/optica.444108

Entities

People

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

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Science - Quantum Key Distribution
  • Space