We demonstrate efficient nanowire superconducting single photon detectors (SSPDs) based on NbN thin films grown on GaAs. NbN films ranging from 3 to 5 nm in thickness have been deposited by dc magnetron sputtering on GaAs substrates at 350 °C. These films show superconducting properties comparable to similar films grown on sapphire and MgO. In order to demonstrate the potential for monolithic integration, SSPDs were fabricated and measured on GaAs/AlAs Bragg mirrors, showing a clear cavity enhancement, with a peak quantum efficiency of 18.3% at λ=1300 nm and T=4.2 K. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.
Gaggero, A., Nejad, S., Marsili, F., Mattioli, F., Leoni, R., Bitauld, D., et al. (2010). Nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors on GaAs for integrated quantum photonic applications. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 97(15) [10.1063/1.3496457].
Nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors on GaAs for integrated quantum photonic applications
Notzel R.;
2010
Abstract
We demonstrate efficient nanowire superconducting single photon detectors (SSPDs) based on NbN thin films grown on GaAs. NbN films ranging from 3 to 5 nm in thickness have been deposited by dc magnetron sputtering on GaAs substrates at 350 °C. These films show superconducting properties comparable to similar films grown on sapphire and MgO. In order to demonstrate the potential for monolithic integration, SSPDs were fabricated and measured on GaAs/AlAs Bragg mirrors, showing a clear cavity enhancement, with a peak quantum efficiency of 18.3% at λ=1300 nm and T=4.2 K. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.
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