Waveguide-integrated single-photon detectors with high system detection efficiency and photon number resolution

Wolff MA; Beutel F; Schütte J; Gehring H; Häußler M; Pernice W; Schuck C

Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

We present waveguide-integrated superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors with high system detection efficiency over extremely broad bandwidth. Exploiting photonic integrated circuit functionalities, we further enable photon number resolution capabilities of up to eight photons.

Details about the publication

PublisherOptica Publishing Group
Book titleFrontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2021 (2021), paper FM1C.2
Page rangeFM1C.2-FM1C.2
Publishing companyOptica
Place of publicationWashington
StatusPublished
Release year2021
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
ConferenceFrontiers in Optics 2021, Washington, United States
DOI10.1364/FIO.2021.FM1C.2
Link to the full texthttps://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?uri=FiO-2021-FM1C.2
KeywordsBragg reflectors, Near infrared, Quantum key distribution, Ring resonators, Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors, Total internal reflection

Authors from the University of Münster

Beutel, Fabian
Professorship for Experimental Physics and Physics of Responsive Nanosystems (Prof. Pernice)
Häußler, Matthias
Junior professorship for integration and manipulation of quantum emitters (Prof. Schuck)
Klempel, Jonas
Institute of Physics (PI)
Pernice, Wolfram
Professorship for Experimental Physics and Physics of Responsive Nanosystems (Prof. Pernice)
Schuck, Carsten
Junior professorship for integration and manipulation of quantum emitters (Prof. Schuck)
Wolff, Martin Axel
Professorship for Experimental Physics and Physics of Responsive Nanosystems (Prof. Pernice)