We evidence the nanoscale nature of photodetection in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors by a spatially-resolved efficiency measurement. A novel nanoscale detector, with 100x100 nm(2) active area, is also demonstrated using an artificial constriction. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America

Single-photon detection at the nanoscale with superconducting nanowires

Gaggero A;Leoni R;Mattioli F;
2008

Abstract

We evidence the nanoscale nature of photodetection in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors by a spatially-resolved efficiency measurement. A novel nanoscale detector, with 100x100 nm(2) active area, is also demonstrated using an artificial constriction. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America
2008
Istituto di fotonica e nanotecnologie - IFN
2008 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS & QUANTUM ELECTRONICS AND LASER SCIENCE CONFERENCE
3231
3232
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978-1-55752-859-9
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Bitauld, D; Marsili, F; Fiore, A; Gaggero, A; Leoni, R; Mattioli, F; Benkahoul, M; Levy, F
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info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject
04 Contributo in convegno::04.01 Contributo in Atti di convegno
   Single-photon nanostructured detectors for advanced optical applications
   SINPHONIA
   FP6
   16433
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