Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 8, 1260(2020)

Design of a micrometer-long superconducting nanowire perfect absorber for efficient high-speed single-photon detection

Risheng Cheng1, Sihao Wang1, Chang-Ling Zou1,2, and Hong X. Tang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
  • 2Department of Optics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Nanophotonics and Photonic Crystals

    Received: Feb. 20, 2020

    Accepted: Jun. 2, 2020

    Published Online: Jul. 8, 2020

    The Author Email: Hong X. Tang (hong.tang@yale.edu)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.390945

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