Influence of Material and Geometry on the Performance of Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors

By Dagmar Henrich

Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors offer the capability to detect electromagnetic waves on a single photon level in a wavelength range that far exceeds that of alternative detector types. However, above a certain threshold wavelength, the efficiency of those detectors decreases stronlgy, leading to a poor performance in the far-infrared range. Influences on this threshold are studied and approaches for improvement are verified experimentally by measurement of the device performance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3731500922
• ISBN13: 9783731500926
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Karlsruher Institut Fur Technologie
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"