Multiphoton detection in superconducting nanowires: nonlinear optics in the detector

Zili Zhou; Giulia Frucci; Francesco Mattioli; Alessandro Gaggero; Roberto Leoni; Saedeeh Jahanmirinejad; Thang Ba Hoang; Andrea Fiore

doi:10.1117/12.2018849

29 May 2013 Multiphoton detection in superconducting nanowires: nonlinear optics in the detector

Zili Zhou, Giulia Frucci, Francesco Mattioli, Alessandro Gaggero, Roberto Leoni, Saedeeh Jahanmirinejad, Thang Ba Hoang, Andrea Fiore

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Proceedings Volume 8727, Advanced Photon Counting Techniques VII; 87270B (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018849
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

A Nth-order (N=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) interferometric autocorrelator based on superconducting nanodetectors is presented. It provides much higher sensitivity as compared to the conventional autocorrelators using all-optical nonlinearities and a temporal resolution of about 20 ps, which is limited by the quasi-particle energy relaxation time in the superconducting films. A semiclassical model is introduced to explain the nonlinear photodetection process. A comparison of sensitivity to conventional autocorrelators is also presented.

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Zili Zhou, Giulia Frucci, Francesco Mattioli, Alessandro Gaggero, Roberto Leoni, Saedeeh Jahanmirinejad, Thang Ba Hoang, and Andrea Fiore "Multiphoton detection in superconducting nanowires: nonlinear optics in the detector", Proc. SPIE 8727, Advanced Photon Counting Techniques VII, 87270B (29 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018849

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