Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors for optical communication and astronomy

Matthew D. Shaw

doi:10.1117/12.2563483

14 December 2020 Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors for optical communication and astronomy

Matthew D. Shaw

Proceedings Volume 11454, X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy IX; 1145411 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563483
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors (SNSPDs) are the most advanced detectors available for time-resolved single photon counting from the UV to the mid-infrared. We will discuss recent progress in SNSPD development for the ground terminal in NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communication (DSOC) project as well as recent performance advances in other metrics, including the development of kilopixel SNSPD arrays, single-photon sensitivity at mid-infrared wavelengths as long as 10 microns, and SNSPDs with sub-3ps timing jitter. I will discuss a range of new potential scientific applications for SNSPDs, including exoplanet transit spectroscopy, dark matter detection, fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, and quantum information science.

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Matthew D. Shaw "Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors for optical communication and astronomy", Proc. SPIE 11454, X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy IX, 1145411 (14 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563483

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