Single photonics at telecom wavelengths using nanowire superconducting detectors

C. Zinoni; B. Alloing; L. Li; F. Marsili; A. Fiore; L. Lunghi; A. Gerardino; Yu Vakhtomin; K.V. Smirnov; G.N. Gol'tsman

Single photonics at telecom wavelengths using nanowire superconducting detectors

C. Zinoni, B. Alloing, L. Li, F. Marsili, A. Fiore, L. Lunghi, A. Gerardino, Yu Vakhtomin, K.V. Smirnov, G.N. Gol'tsman

Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics

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Single photonic applications - such as quantum key distribution - rely on the transmission of single photons, and require the ultimate sensitivity that an optical detector can achieve. Single-photon detectors must convert the energy of an optical pulse contg. a single photon into a measurable elec. signal. We report on fiber-coupled superconducting single-photon detectors (SSPDs) with specifications that exceed those of avalanche photodiodes (APDs), operating at telecommunication wavelength, in sensitivity, temporal resoln. and repetition frequency. The improved performance is demonstrated by measuring the intensity correlation function g(2)(t) of single-photon states at 1300nm produced by single semiconductor quantum dots (QDs).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-7
Journal	arXiv
Volume	0610091
Publication status	Published - 2006

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