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Author Stevens, Martin J.; Baek, Burm; Dauler, Eric A.; Kerman, Andrew J.; Molnar, Richard J.; Hamilton, Scott A.; Berggren, Karl K.; Mirin, Richard P.; Nam, Sae Woo
Title High-order temporal coherences of
chaotic and laser light Type Journal Article
Year 2010 Publication (up) Optics Express Abbreviated Journal Opt. Express
Volume 18 Issue 2 Pages 1430-1437
Keywords SNSPD
Abstract We demonstrate a new approach to measuring high-order temporal coherences that uses a four-element superconducting nanowire single-photon detector. The four independent, interleaved single-photon-sensitive elements parse a single spatial mode of an optical beam over dimensions smaller than the minimum diffraction-limited spot size. Integrating this device with four-channel time-tagging electronics to generate multi-start, multi-stop histograms enables measurement of temporal coherences up to fourth order for a continuous range of all associated time delays. We observe high-order photon bunching from a chaotic, pseudo-thermal light source, measuring maximum third- and fourth-order coherence values of 5.87 ± 0.17 and 23.1 ± 1.8, respectively, in agreement with the theoretically predicted values of 3! = 6 and 4! = 24. Laser light, by contrast, is confirmed to have coherence values of approximately 1 for second, third and fourth orders at all time delays.
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Call Number RPLAB @ gujma @ Serial 685
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Author Hu, Xiaolong; Zhong, Tian; White, James E.; Dauler, Eric A. Najafi, Faraz; Herder, Charles H.; Wong, Franco N. C.; Berggren, Karl K.
Title Fiber-coupled nanowire photon counter at 1550 nm with 24% system detection efficiency Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Optics Letters Abbreviated Journal Opt. Lett.
Volume 34 Issue 23 Pages 3607-3609
Keywords SNSPD
Abstract We developed a fiber-coupled superconducting nanowire single-photon detector system in a close-cycled cryocooler and achieved 24% and 22% system detection efficiencies at wavelengths of 1550 and 1315 nm, respectively. The maximum dark count rate was ~1000 counts/s.
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Call Number RPLAB @ gujma @ Serial 679
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Author Korneev, A.; Korneeva, Y.; Florya, I.; Voronov, B.; Goltsman, G.
Title NbN nanowire superconducting single-photon detector for mid-infrared Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication (up) Phys. Procedia Abbreviated Journal Phys. Procedia
Volume 36 Issue Pages 72-76
Keywords NbN SSPD, SNSPD
Abstract Superconducting single-photon detectors (SSPD) is typically 100 nm-wide supercondiucting strip in a shape of meander made of 4-nm-thick film. To reduce response time and increase voltage response a parallel connection of the strips was proposed. Recently we demonstrated that reduction of the strip width improves the quantum effciency of such a detector at wavelengths longer than 1.5 μm. Being encourage by this progress in quantum effciency we improved the fabrication process and made parallel-wire SSPD with 40-nm-wide strips covering total area of 10 μm x 10 μm. In this paper we present the results of the characterization of such a parallel-wire SSPD at 10.6 μm wavelength and demonstrate linear dependence of the count rate on the light power as it should be in case of single-photon response.
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Call Number Serial 1382
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Author Steudle, Gesine A.; Schietinger, Stefan; Höckel, David; Dorenbos, Sander N.; Zadeh, Iman E.; Zwiller, Valery; Benson, Oliver
Title Measuring the quantum nature of light with a single source and a single detector Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication (up) Phys. Rev. A Abbreviated Journal
Volume 86 Issue 5 Pages 053814
Keywords SSPD, SNSPD, saturation count rates, dead time, dynamic range
Abstract An elementary experiment in optics consists of a light source and a detector. Yet, if the source generates nonclassical correlations such an experiment is capable of unambiguously demonstrating the quantum nature of light. We realized such an experiment with a defect center in diamond and a superconducting detector. Previous experiments relied on more complex setups, such as the Hanbury Brown and Twiss configuration, where a beam splitter directs light to two photodetectors, creating the false impression that the beam splitter is a fundamentally required element. As an additional benefit, our results provide a simplification of the widely used photon-correlation techniques.
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Call Number Serial 1089
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Author Shcherbatenko, M. L.; Elezov, M. S.; Goltsman, G. N.; Sych, D. V.
Title Sub-shot-noise-limited fiber-optic quantum receiver Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication (up) Phys. Rev. A Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. A
Volume 101 Issue 3 Pages 032306 (1 to 5)
Keywords SSPD mixer, SNSPD
Abstract We experimentally demonstrate a quantum receiver based on the Kennedy scheme for discrimination between two phase-modulated weak coherent states. The receiver is assembled entirely from standard fiber-optic elements and operates at a conventional telecom wavelength of 1.55 μm. The local oscillator and the signal are transmitted through different optical fibers, and the displaced signal is measured with a high-efficiency superconducting nanowire single-photon detector. We show the discrimination error rate is two times below that of a shot-noise-limited receiver with the same system detection efficiency.
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Call Number Serial 1268
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