Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors: recent progress

Research of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) has been progressing rapidly in recent years. The combined properties of high efficiency, low noise, and fast speed of SNSPDs permit its applications ranging from long-distance quantum teleportation to moon-to-earth optical commun...

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Published in:Science bulletin (Beijing) 2015-12, Vol.60 (23), p.1980-1983
Main Authors: Hu, Xiaolong, Cheng, Yuhao, Gu, Chao, Zhu, Xiaotian, Liu, Haiyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry/Food Science
Detectors
Earth Sciences
electricity
Engineering
equipment performance
Humanities and Social Sciences
Life Sciences
Low noise
multidisciplinary
Nanowire
Nanowires
Optical communication
Physics
Progress
Quantum optics
Quantum teleportation
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Superconducting devices
Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
Superconductivity
tungsten
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Summary:Research of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) has been progressing rapidly in recent years. The combined properties of high efficiency, low noise, and fast speed of SNSPDs permit its applications ranging from long-distance quantum teleportation to moon-to-earth optical communications. Here we briefly discussed recent progress of SNSPDs, in particular (1) tungsten-silicide SNSPDs, (2) waveguide-integrated SNSPDs, and (3) a few applied demonstrations.
ISSN:2095-9273
2095-9281
DOI:10.1007/s11434-015-0960-3