Zolotov, P., Divochiy, A., Vakhtomin, Y., Seleznev, V., Morozov, P., & Smirnov, K. (2018). Superconducting single-photon detectors made of ultra-thin VN films. In KnE Energy (Vol. 3, pp. 83–89).
Abstract: We optimized technology of thin VN films deposition in order to study VN-based superconducting single-photon detectors. Investigation of the main VN film parameters showed that this material has lower resistivity compared to commonly used NbN. Fabricated from obtained films devices showed 100% intrinsic detection efficiency at 900 nm, at the temperature of 1.7 K starting with the bias current of 0.7·I
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Manova, N. N., Simonov, N. O., Korneeva, Y. P., & Korneev, A. A. (2020). Developing of NbN films for superconducting microstrip single-photon detector. In J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. (Vol. 1695, 012116 (1 to 5)).
Abstract: We optimized NbN films on a Si substrate with a buffer SiO2 layer to produce superconducting microstrip single-photon detectors with saturated dependence of quantum efficiency (QE) versus normalized bias current. We varied thickness of films and observed the maximum QE saturation for device based on the thinner film with the lowest ratio RS300/RS20.
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Elmanov, I., Elmanova, A., Kovalyuk, V., An, P., & Goltsman, G. (2020). Integrated contra-directional coupler for NV-centers photon filtering. In Proc. 32-nd EMSS (pp. 354–360).
Abstract: We modelled an integrated optical contra-directional coupler on silicon nitride platform. Performance of the filter was studied depending on different parameters, including the grating period and the height of teeth of the Bragg grating near 637 nm operation wavelength. The obtained results can be used for a design and fabrication of quantum photonic integrated circuits with on-chip single-photon NV-centers in nanodiamonds.
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Smirnov, K., Vachtomin, Y., Divochiy, A., Antipov, A., & Goltsman, G. (2015). The limitation of noise equivalent power by background radiation for infrared superconducting single photon detectors coupled to standard single mode optical fibers. Rus. J. Radio Electron., (5).
Abstract: We investigated the minimum level of the dark count rates and noise equivalent power of superconducting single photon detectors coupled to standard single mode optical fibers. We found that background radiation limits the minimum level of the dark count rates. We also proposed the effective method for reducing background radiation out of the required spectral range of the detector. Measured noise equivalent power of detector reaches 8.9×10-19 W×Hz1/2 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm and quantum efficiency 35%.
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Maslennikov, S. N., Finkel, M. I., Antipov, S. V., Polyakov, S. L., Zhang, W., Ozhegov, R., et al. (2006). Spiral antenna coupled and directly coupled NbN HEB mixers in the frequency range from 1 to 70 THz. In Proc. 17th Int. Symp. Space Terahertz Technol. (pp. 177–179). Paris, France.
Abstract: We investigate both antenna coupled and directly coupled HEB mixers at several LO frequencies within the range of 2.5 THz to 70 THz. H20 (2.5+10.7 THz), and CO2 (30 THz) gas discharge lasers are used as the local oscillators. The noise temperature of antenna coupled mixers is measured at LO frequencies of 2.5 THz, 3.8 THz, and 30 THz. The results for both antenna coupled and directly coupled mixer types are compared. The devices with in—plane dimensions of 5x5 ,um 2 are pumped by LO radiation at 10.7 THz. The directly coupled HEB demonstrates nearly flat dependence of responsivity on frequency in the range of 25+64 THz.
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