Using Surface Plasmons to Enhance the Speed and Efficiency of Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors

Xiaolong Hu; Eric A. Dauler; Andrew J. Kerman; Joel K. W. Yang; James E. White; Charles H. Herder; Karl K. Berggren; IEEE

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Using Surface Plasmons to Enhance the Speed and Efficiency of Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors

Xiaolong Hu, Eric A. Dauler, Andrew J. Kerman, Joel K. W. Yang, James E. White, Charles H. Herder, Karl K. Berggren and IEEE

2009 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS AND QUANTUM ELECTRONICS AND LASER SCIENCE CONFERENCE (CLEO/QELS 2009), VOLS 1-5, p.2347

01/01/2009

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We report our design and fabrication of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors integrated with gold plasmonic nanostructures, which can enhance the absorption of TM-polarized light, and can enlarge the effective area without sacrificing detector speed. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America

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Title: Using Surface Plasmons to Enhance the Speed and Efficiency of Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors
Creators - without role: Xiaolong Hu - MIT, Elect Res Lab, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Eric A. Dauler - MIT, Elect Res Lab, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Andrew J. Kerman
Joel K. W. Yang - MIT, Elect Res Lab, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
James E. White - MIT, Elect Res Lab, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Charles H. Herder - MIT, Elect Res Lab, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Karl K. Berggren - MIT, Elect Res Lab, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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Publication Details: 2009 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS AND QUANTUM ELECTRONICS AND LASER SCIENCE CONFERENCE (CLEO/QELS 2009), VOLS 1-5, p.2347
Publisher: IEEE
Number of pages: 2
Grant note: FA8721-05-C-0002 / United States Air Force; United States Department of Defense IARPA
Identifiers: 9911621909846
Academic Unit: EPD Pillar
Language: English
Resource Type: Conference proceeding

Using Surface Plasmons to Enhance the Speed and Efficiency of Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors

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