Waveguide-integrated superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

Integration of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors with nanophotonic waveguides is a key technological step that enables a broad range of classical and quantum technologies on chip-scale platforms. The excellent detection efficiency, timing and noise performance of these detectors have...

Verfasser: Pernice, Wolfram
Ferrari, Simone
Schuck, Carsten
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2018
Publikation in MIAMI:23.05.2019
Datum der letzten Änderung:11.01.2023
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:Nanophotonics 7 (2018) 11, 1725–1758
Schlagwörter:integrated optics; single photon detection; superconducting devices
Fachgebiet (DDC):530: Physik
Lizenz:CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Sprache:English
Förderung:Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2018 der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) und der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-14199522781
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2018-0059
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-14199522781
Onlinezugriff:artikel_pernice_2018.pdf

Integration of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors with nanophotonic waveguides is a key technological step that enables a broad range of classical and quantum technologies on chip-scale platforms. The excellent detection efficiency, timing and noise performance of these detectors have sparked growing interest over the last decade and have found use in diverse applications. Almost 10 years after the first waveguide-coupled superconducting detectors were proposed, here, we review the performance metrics of these devices, compare both superconducting and dielectric waveguide material systems and present prominent emerging applications.