Nanoantenna enhancement for telecom-wavelength superconducting single photon detectors

Robert M. Heath; Michael G. Tanner; Timothy D. Drysdale; Shigehito Miki; Vincenzo Giannini; Stefan A. Maier; Robert H. Hadfield

doi:10.1021/nl503055a

Nanoantenna enhancement for telecom-wavelength superconducting single photon detectors

Robert M. Heath, Michael G. Tanner, Timothy D. Drysdale, Shigehito Miki, Vincenzo Giannini, Stefan A. Maier, Robert H. Hadfield

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Abstract

Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors are rapidly emerging as a key infrared photon-counting technology. Two front-side-coupled silver dipole nanoantennas, simulated to have resonances at 1480 and 1525 nm, were fabricated in a two-step process. An enhancement of 50 to 130% in the system detection efficiency was observed when illuminating the antennas. This offers a pathway to increasing absorption into superconducting nanowires, creating larger active areas, and achieving more efficient detection at longer wavelengths.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	819-822
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	15
Issue number	2
Early online date	9 Jan 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl503055a
Publication status	Published - 11 Feb 2015

Keywords

infrared detector
SNSPD
nanoantenna
superconducting nanowire
single photon detector

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