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On-chip, photon-number-resolving, telecom-band detectors for scalable photonic information processing

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Author(s)

Thomas Gerrits, Nick Thomas-Peter, James Gates, Adriana E. Lita, Benjamin Metcalf, Brice R. Calkins, Nathan A. Tomlin, Anna E. Fox, Antia A. Lamas-Linares, Justin Spring, Nathan Langford, Richard P. Mirin, Peter Smith, Ian Walmsley, Sae Woo Nam

Abstract

We demonstrate the operation of an integrated photon number resolving transition edge sensor (TES), operating in the telecom band at 1550 nm, employing an evanescently coupled design that allows the detector to be placed at arbitrary locations within a planar optical circuit. This concept eliminates the scalability problems associated with probing optical modes from the end facets of integrated circuits when using fiber-coupled single photon detectors.
Proceedings Title
Abstracts Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing
Conference Dates
July 29-August 3, 2012
Conference Location
Vienna
Conference Title
Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing

Keywords

transition edge sensor, integrated waveguide detector, quantum information

Citation

Gerrits, T. , Thomas-Peter, N. , Gates, J. , Lita, A. , Metcalf, B. , Calkins, B. , Tomlin, N. , Fox, A. , Lamas-Linares, A. , Spring, J. , Langford, N. , Mirin, R. , Smith, P. , Walmsley, I. and Nam, S. (2012), On-chip, photon-number-resolving, telecom-band detectors for scalable photonic information processing, Abstracts Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing, Vienna, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911599 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created July 30, 2012, Updated February 19, 2017