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Measuring intensity correlations with a two-element superconducting nanowire single-photon detector

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Author(s)

Eric Dauler, Martin Stevens, Burm Baek, Richard J. Molnar, Scott A. Hamilton, Richard Mirin, Sae Woo Nam, Karl Berggren

Abstract

Second-order intensity correlation measurements were made using a two-element superconducting nanowire single photon detector (SNSPD) without the need for an optical beam splitter. This approach can be used to obtain a 50-ps full width at half maximum timing resolution over a wide range of visible and near-infrared wavelengths and can be extended to measure higher-order intensity correlations. Measurements of the second-order intensity correlation of a pulsed laser and an InGaAs quantum dot were made using both a two-element SNSPD and a conventional Hanbury Brown-Twiss interferometer to demonstrate the accuracy and advantages of the multielement SNSPD.
Citation
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
Volume
78

Keywords

superconducting, nanowire, single-photon detector

Citation

Dauler, E. , Stevens, M. , Baek, B. , Molnar, R. , Hamilton, S. , Mirin, R. , Nam, S. and Berggren, K. (2008), Measuring intensity correlations with a two-element superconducting nanowire single-photon detector, Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics), [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=33002 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created November 23, 2008, Updated October 12, 2021