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Large sensitive-area NbN nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors fabricated on single-crystal MgO substrates

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Author(s)

Shigehito Miki, Mikio Fujiwara, Masahide Sasaki, Burm Baek, Aaron Miller, Robert Hadfield, Sae Woo Nam, Zhen Wang

Abstract

We report on the performance of large area NbN nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors (SSPDs). 20 x 20 υm2 area SSPDs with 80 and 100 nm linewidths and 50% fill factor were fabricated in 4-nm-thick NbN films grown on single-crystal MgO substrates. The high quality of the devices was verified by electrical and optical testing and compares favorably to measurements of 10 x 10 υm2 area SSPDs. Meaurements of kinetic inductance versus bias current indicate that the constrictin density id low. The fiber-coupled detection efficiency of the devices was 0.4%-3.5% at 100 Hz dark count rate.
Citation
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
92

Keywords

Niobium nitride (NbN), superconducting single-photon detectors (SSPDs), quantum processing

Citation

Miki, S. , Fujiwara, M. , Sasaki, M. , Baek, B. , Miller, A. , Hadfield, R. , Nam, S. and Wang, Z. (2008), Large sensitive-area NbN nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors fabricated on single-crystal MgO substrates, Applied Physics Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=902205 (Accessed October 6, 2024)

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Created February 14, 2008, Updated October 12, 2021