NOTICE: Due to a lapse in annual appropriations, most of this website is not being updated. Learn more.

Form submissions will still be accepted but will not receive responses at this time. Sections of this site for programs using non-appropriated funds (such as NVLAP) or those that are excepted from the shutdown (such as CHIPS and NVD) will continue to be updated.

U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

PUBLICATIONS

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

Published

Author(s)

Karl Berggren, Vikas Anant, Burm Baek, E Dauler, X Hu, Andrew J. Kerman, F Marsili, Richard Mirin, Richard J. Molnar, Sae Woo Nam, F Najafi, Martin Stevens, F Wong, Tian Zhong

Abstract

Existing Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector (SNSPD) technology achieves simultaneously high device detection efficiency (as high as 57% at 1550 nm optical wavelength [1]), ultrashort jitter performance (30 ps), and a fast reset time ( 3 ns). Dark counts for well-shielded detectors can be 100 counts per second or less. These devices perform well across a broad spectral bandwidth in the UV, visible and, with gradually decreasing efficiency, into the infrared, although to achieve optimum performance they must be optimized for a particular wavelength range.
Conference Dates
May 1-6, 2011
Conference Location
Baltimore, MD, US
Conference Title
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)
Pub Type
Conferences

Download Paper

Local Download
Quantum information science

Citation

Berggren, K. , Anant, V. , Baek, B. , Dauler, E. , Hu, X. , Kerman, A. , Marsili, F. , Mirin, R. , Molnar, R. , Nam, S. , Najafi, F. , Stevens, M. , Wong, F. and Zhong, T. (2011), Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), Baltimore, MD, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=907366 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

Issues

If you have any questions about this publication or are having problems accessing it, please contact [email protected].

Created April 30, 2011, Updated October 12, 2021
Was this page helpful?