Abstract
Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) are the detectors of choice in quantum optics applications due to their leading performances. To exploit their performances, great care must be devoted to efficiently couple light from a single-mode fiber to their small area, ∼10 μm in size, at cryogenic temperature (∼3K). In addition, to further improve the SNSPDs functionality, implementing the photon number resolving capability, arrays of spatially multiplexed SNSPDs, must be realized. We will discuss our results obtained for these two approaches.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 18th Italian National Conference on Photonic Technologies (Fotonica 2016) |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Institution of Engineering and Technology |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-78561-268-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
| Event | 18th Italian National Conference on Photonic Technologies (Fotonica 2016) - Rome, Italy Duration: 6 Jun 2016 → 8 Jun 2016 Conference number: 18 |
Conference
| Conference | 18th Italian National Conference on Photonic Technologies (Fotonica 2016) |
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| Abbreviated title | Fotonica 2016 |
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Rome |
| Period | 6/06/16 → 8/06/16 |
Keywords
- Photon number resolving detectors
- Single photon detectors
- Superconducting nanowire detectors