Print Email Facebook Twitter Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors Title Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors: A perspective on evolution, state-of-the-art, future developments, and applications Author Esmaeil Zadeh, I.Z. (TU Delft ImPhys/Optics) Chang, J. (TU Delft ImPhys/Optics) Los, Johannes W.N. (Single Quantum) Gyger, Samuel (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) Elshaari, Ali W. (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) Steinhauer, Stephan (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) Dorenbos, S.N. (Single Quantum) Zwiller, Val (Single Quantum; KTH Royal Institute of Technology) Date 2021 Abstract Two decades after their demonstration, superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) have become indispensable tools for quantum photonics as well as for many other photon-starved applications. This invention has not only led to a burgeoning academic field with a wide range of applications but also triggered industrial efforts. Current state-of-the-art SNSPDs combine near-unity detection efficiency over a wide spectral range, low dark counts, short dead times, and picosecond time resolution. The present perspective discusses important milestones and progress of SNSPDs research, emerging applications, and future challenges and gives an outlook on technological developments required to bring SNSPDs to the next level: a photon-counting, fast time-tagging imaging, and multi-pixel technology that is also compatible with quantum photonic integrated circuits. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:96f2b612-727c-4668-a4bd-86b397d7934b DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0045990 ISSN 0003-6951 Source Applied Physics Letters, 118 (19) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2021 I.Z. Esmaeil Zadeh, J. Chang, Johannes W.N. Los, Samuel Gyger, Ali W. Elshaari, Stephan Steinhauer, S.N. Dorenbos, Val Zwiller Files PDF 5.0045990.pdf 1.73 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:96f2b612-727c-4668-a4bd-86b397d7934b/datastream/OBJ/view