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Author Kostiuk, Theodor
Title Heterodyne spectroscopy in the thermal infrared region: a window on physics and chemistry Type Conference Article
Year 2003 Publication Proc. International Thermal Detectors Workshop (TDW'03), session 7 (Heterodyne detectors) Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords HgCdTe detector
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Publisher Place of Publication 3501 University Boulevar East Adelphi, MD 20783 Editor University of Maryland Inn and Conference Center
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Author Snyder Hale, David D.
Title A thermal infrared heterodyne receiver with applications to astronomy Type
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Place of Publication Berkeley, CA 94720 Editor
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Call Number Serial 373
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Author Sobolewski, R.; Verevkin, A.; Gol'tsman, G.N.; Lipatov, A.; Wilsher, K.
Title Ultrafast superconducting single-photon optical detectors and their applications Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. Abbreviated Journal
Volume 13 Issue 2 Pages 1151-1157
Keywords NbN SSPD, SNSPD
Abstract We present a new class of ultrafast single-photon detectors for counting both visible and infrared photons. The detection mechanism is based on photon-induced hotspot formation, which forces the supercurrent redistribution and leads to the appearance of a transient resistive barrier across an ultrathin, submicrometer-width, superconducting stripe. The devices were fabricated from 3.5-nm- and 10-nm-thick NbN films, patterned into <200-nm-wide stripes in the 4 /spl times/ 4-/spl mu/m/sup 2/ or 10 /spl times/ 10-/spl mu/m/sup 2/ meander-type geometry, and operated at 4.2 K, well below the NbN critical temperature (T/sub c/=10-11 K). Continuous-wave and pulsed-laser optical sources in the 400-nm-to 3500-nm-wavelength range were used to determine the detector performance in the photon-counting mode. Experimental quantum efficiency was found to exponentially depend on the photon wavelength, and for our best, 3.5-nm-thick, 100-/spl mu/m/sup 2/-area devices varied from >10% for 405-nm radiation to 3.5% for 1550-nm photons. The detector response time and jitter were /spl sim/100 ps and 35 ps, respectively, and were acquisition system limited. The dark counts were below 0.01 per second at optimal biasing. In terms of the counting rate, jitter, and dark counts, the NbN single-photon detectors significantly outperform their semiconductor counterparts. Already-identified applications for our devices range from noncontact testing of semiconductor CMOS VLSI circuits to free-space quantum cryptography and communications.
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Call Number Serial 509
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Author Stéphane Claude
Title Sideband-separating SIS mixer for ALMA band 7, 275–370 GHz Type Conference Article
Year 2003 Publication Proc. 14th Int. Symp. Space Terahertz Technol. Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 41
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Publisher Place of Publication Tucson, USA Editor
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Call Number RPLAB @ s @ nt_SIS_60at0p34THz Serial 333
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Author Grimes, P.; Kittara, P.; Yassin, G.; Withington, S.; Jacobs, K.
Title Investigation of the performance of a 700 GHz nline mixer Type Conference Article
Year 2003 Publication Proc. 14th Int. Symp. Space Terahertz Technol. Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 247
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Publisher Place of Publication Tucson, USA Editor
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Call Number RPLAB @ s @ nt_SIS_250at0p69THz Serial 336
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