Abstract
In this work we present the fabrication and the electro-optical characterization of a 24-pixel photon-number-resolving-detector, based on superconducting nanowires in a series configuration. In this configuration, the electrical responses of each firing pixel sum up into a single readout pulse whose height is proportional to the detected photon number. This device can resolve up to twenty-five distinct output levels corresponding to the detection of n = 0 - 24 photons. Due to its large dynamic range, high sensitivity, high speed and wide wavelength range, this device has potential for linear detection in the few tens of photons range.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2016 18th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2016 |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509014675 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Aug 2016 |
| Event | 18th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2016) - University of Trento, Trento, Italy Duration: 10 Jul 2016 → 14 Jul 2016 Conference number: 18 https://icton2016.fbk.eu/ |
Conference
| Conference | 18th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2016) |
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| Abbreviated title | ICTOM2016 |
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Trento |
| Period | 10/07/16 → 14/07/16 |
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Keywords
- nanowires
- NbN
- optical characterization
- photo-detectors
- SSPD
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