Influence of Material and Geometry on the Performance of Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors

Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors offer the capability to detect electromagnetic waves on a single photon level in a wavelength range that far exceeds that of alternative detector types. However, above a certain threshold wavelength, the efficiency of those detectors decreases stronlg...

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Main Author: Henrich, Dagmar (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2013
Series:Karlsruher Schriftenreihe zur Supraleitung / Hrsg. Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Noe, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. M. Siegel
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Summary:Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors offer the capability to detect electromagnetic waves on a single photon level in a wavelength range that far exceeds that of alternative detector types. However, above a certain threshold wavelength, the efficiency of those detectors decreases stronlgy, leading to a poor performance in the far-infrared range. Influences on this threshold are studied and approaches for improvement are verified experimentally by measurement of the device performance.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (195 p. p.)
ISBN:KSP/1000036267
9783731500926
Access:Open Access