Free-space-coupled superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors for infrared optical communications

This paper describes the construction of a cryostat and an optical system with a free-space coupling efficiency of 56.5% ± 3.4% to a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) for infrared quantum communication and spectrum analysis. A 1K pot decreases the base temperature to T= 1.7 K f...

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Main Authors: Bellei, Francesco (Contributor), Cartwright, Alyssa P. (Contributor), McCaughan, Adam N (Contributor), Dane, Andrew E. (Contributor), Najafi, Faraz (Contributor), Zhao, Qingyuan (Contributor), Berggren, Karl K (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Optical Society of America, 2017-07-18T15:54:04Z.
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