Intrinsic quantum efficiency and electro-thermal model of a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 345-351

  Semenov, Alexei ^a   Haas, Philipp ^a   Hubers, Heinz Wilhelm ^a   Ilin, Konstantin ^b   Siegel, Michael ^b   Kirste, Alexander ^c   Drung, Dietemar ^c   Schurig, Thomas ^c   Engel, Andreas ^d  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^d PHYSIK INSTITUT DER UNIVERSITÄT ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electro thermal normal domain; Nanowire single photon detectors; Quantum efficiency; SQUID readout

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; INFRARED DEVICES; MOLLUSCS; NANOWIRES; NIOBIUM; NITRIDES; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; SHELLFISH; SQUIDS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

ELECTRO-THERMAL MODEL; ELECTRO-THERMAL NORMAL DOMAIN; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; NEAR INFRARED SPECTRAL; NIOBIUM NITRIDE FILMS; SINGLE-PHOTON DETECTORS; SUPERCONDUCTING NANOWIRE SINGLE PHOTON DETECTORS; SUPERCONDUCTING SINGLE-PHOTON DETECTORS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 65349114675     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340802578589     Document Type: Article

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