A three-dimensional, polarization-insensitive superconducting nanowire avalanche photodetector

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 25, 2012, Pages

  Verma, V B ^a   Marsili, F ^a   Harrington, S ^a   Lita, A E ^a   Mirin, R P ^a   Nam, S W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE PHOTODETECTOR (APD); DETECTION EFFICIENCY; POLARIZATION DEPENDENCE; POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE; SINGLE-PHOTON DETECTORS; SUPERCONDUCTING NANOWIRE;

DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; EFFICIENCY; NANOWIRES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84871798285     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4768788     Document Type: Article

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