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Superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors for Waveguide Coupled Single Photon Detection

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Author(s)

Anna E. Fox, Adriana E. Lita, Brice R. Calkins, Kevin L. Silverman, Richard P. Mirin, Sae Woo Nam

Abstract

We present the design and important preliminary superconducting properties of an evanescently coupled number resolving single photon detector operating near 1550 nm in development for integration into a silicon-on-insulator waveguide based optical system.
Proceedings Title
OSA Meeting on Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nano Photonics Technical Digest
Conference Dates
July 25-28, 2010
Conference Location
Monterey, CA
Conference Title
OSA Topical Meeting on Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nano Photonics (IPR)

Citation

Fox, A. , Lita, A. , Calkins, B. , Silverman, K. , Mirin, R. and Nam, S. (2010), Superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors for Waveguide Coupled Single Photon Detection, OSA Meeting on Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nano Photonics Technical Digest, Monterey, CA, [online], https://doi.org/10.1364/IPRSN.2010.PDIWI1 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created July 25, 2010, Updated November 10, 2018