Spectral response of an infrared superconducting quantum detector

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5459, Issue , 2004, Pages 237-245

  Semenov, Alexei ^a   Engel, Andreas ^a   Hübers, Heinz Wilhelm ^a   Il'in, Konstantin ^b   Siegel, Michael ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Photon detectors; Quantum efficiency; Spectral response; Superconducting nanostructures

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INFRARED RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROANALYSIS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; PHOTON DETECTOR; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; SUPERCONDUCTING NANOSTRUCTURES;

SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

EID: 10044254481     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.545080     Document Type: Conference Paper

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