TY - JOUR
T1 - Waveguide superconducting single-photon detectors for integrated quantum photonic circuits
AU - Sprengers, J. P.
AU - Gaggero, A.
AU - Sahin, D.
AU - Jahanmirinejad, S.
AU - Frucci, G.
AU - Mattioli, F.
AU - Leoni, R.
AU - Beetz, J.
AU - Lermer, M.
AU - Kamp, M.
AU - Hfling, S.
AU - Sanjines, R.
AU - Fiore, A.
PY - 2011/10/31
Y1 - 2011/10/31
N2 - The monolithic integration of single-photon sources, passive optical circuits, and single-photon detectors enables complex and scalable quantum photonic integrated circuits, for application in linear-optics quantum computing and quantum communications. Here, we demonstrate a key component of such a circuit, a waveguide single-photon detector. Our detectors, based on superconducting nanowires on GaAs ridge waveguides, provide high efficiency (∼20) at telecom wavelengths, high timing accuracy (∼60 ps), and response time in the ns range and are fully compatible with the integration of single-photon sources, passive networks, and modulators.
AB - The monolithic integration of single-photon sources, passive optical circuits, and single-photon detectors enables complex and scalable quantum photonic integrated circuits, for application in linear-optics quantum computing and quantum communications. Here, we demonstrate a key component of such a circuit, a waveguide single-photon detector. Our detectors, based on superconducting nanowires on GaAs ridge waveguides, provide high efficiency (∼20) at telecom wavelengths, high timing accuracy (∼60 ps), and response time in the ns range and are fully compatible with the integration of single-photon sources, passive networks, and modulators.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.3657518
DO - 10.1063/1.3657518
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
AN - SCOPUS:80855141651
SN - 0003-6951
VL - 99
JO - Applied Physics Letters
JF - Applied Physics Letters
IS - 18
M1 - 181110
ER -