Waveguide-Integrated Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector Array for Ultra-Fast Quantum Key Distribution
Wolff M, Beutel F, Hausler M, Gehring H, Stegmuller R, Walter N, Hartmann W, Tillmann M, Wahl M, Rohlicke T, Bulter A, Wernicke D, Perlot N, Rodiger J, Pernice W, Schuck C
Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewedAbstract
We present an array of 16 superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors made from NbTiN thin films on Si3N4-waveguides that we interface with 3D printed couplers providing wide transmission bandwidth.
Details about the publication
Editors: IEEE
Book title: Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS (Volume 2020-May)
Page range: 163003-163003
Article number: 9193145
Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press
Place of publication: San Jose
Status: Published
Release year: 2020
Conference: CLEO 2020, San Jose, United States
ISBN: 978-194358076-7
Link to the full text: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85091676612&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Keywords: 3D printers; Avalanche photodiodes; Nanowires; Niobium compounds; Nitrogen compounds; Optical waveguides; Particle beams; Photons; Silicon compounds; Superconducting films; Titanium compounds
Authors from the University of Münster
| Beutel, Fabian | Professorship for Experimental Physics and Physics of Responsive Nanosystems (Prof. Pernice) |
| Gehring, Helge | Professorship for Experimental Physics and Physics of Responsive Nanosystems (Prof. Pernice) |
| Schuck, Carsten | Professorship of Experimental Physics (Prof. Schuck) |
| Walter, Nicolai | Professorship for Experimental Physics and Physics of Responsive Nanosystems (Prof. Pernice) |
| Wolff, Martin Axel | Professorship of Experimental Physics (Prof. Schuck) |