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Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 12, 2128(2023)

Ultralow-filling-factor superconducting nanowire single-photon detector utilizing a 2D photonic crystal Editors' Pick

You Xiao1,4、†,*, Xiyuan Cao2、†, Xiaoyu Liu1, Lianxi Jia1, Jia Huang1, Hao Li1,5、*, Aimin Wu1,6、*, Zhen Wang1, and Lixing You1,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIMIT, CAS), Shanghai 200050, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Dynamic Measurement Technology, School of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
  • 3Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4e-mail: xiaoyou@mail.sim.ac.cn
  • 5e-mail: lihao@mail.sim.ac.cn
  • 6e-mail: wuaimin@mail.sim.ac.cn
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    You Xiao, Xiyuan Cao, Xiaoyu Liu, Lianxi Jia, Jia Huang, Hao Li, Aimin Wu, Zhen Wang, Lixing You, "Ultralow-filling-factor superconducting nanowire single-photon detector utilizing a 2D photonic crystal," Photonics Res. 11, 2128 (2023)

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    Category: Optoelectronics

    Received: Aug. 8, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 10, 2023

    Published Online: Nov. 24, 2023

    The Author Email: You Xiao (xiaoyou@mail.sim.ac.cn), Hao Li (lihao@mail.sim.ac.cn), Aimin Wu (wuaimin@mail.sim.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.502849

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