Large sensitive-area NbN nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors fabricated on single-crystal MgO substrates
- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, 4-2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8795 (Japan)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305 (United States)
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Albion College 611 East Porter Street, Albion, Michigan 49224 (United States)
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS (United Kingdom)
We report on the performance of large area NbN nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors (SSPDs). 20x20 {mu}m{sup 2} area SSPDs with 80 and 100 nm linewidths and 50% fill factor were fabricated in 4-nm-thick NbN films grown on single-crystal MgO substrates. The high quality of the devices was verified by electrical and optical testing and compares favorably to measurements of 10x10 {mu}m{sup 2} area SSPDs. Measurements of kinetic inductance versus bias current indicate that the constriction density is low. The fiber-coupled detection efficiency of the devices was 0.4%-3.5% at 100 Hz dark count rate.
- OSTI ID:
- 21016324
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 92, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2870099; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
COUNTING RATES
CRITICAL CURRENT
EPITAXY
FILL FACTORS
INDUCTANCE
LAYERS
LINE WIDTHS
MAGNESIUM OXIDES
MONOCRYSTALS
NIOBIUM NITRIDES
PHOTONS
QUANTUM WIRES
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SPUTTERING
SUBSTRATES
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
SUPERCONDUCTORS
SURFACE COATING
THIN FILMS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
COUNTING RATES
CRITICAL CURRENT
EPITAXY
FILL FACTORS
INDUCTANCE
LAYERS
LINE WIDTHS
MAGNESIUM OXIDES
MONOCRYSTALS
NIOBIUM NITRIDES
PHOTONS
QUANTUM WIRES
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SPUTTERING
SUBSTRATES
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
SUPERCONDUCTORS
SURFACE COATING
THIN FILMS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY