Large sensitive-area NbN nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors fabricated on single-crystal MgO substrates
- 11 February 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 92 (6), 061116
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2870099
Abstract
We report on the performance of large area NbN nanowiresuperconducting single-photon detectors (SSPDs). 20 × 20 μ m 2 area SSPDs with 80 and 100 nm linewidths and 50% fill factor were fabricated in 4 - nm -thick NbN filmsgrown on single-crystal MgO substrates. The high quality of the devices was verified by electrical and optical testing and compares favorably to measurements of 10 × 10 μ m 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.Keywords
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