Dual-mode calorimetric superconducting nanowire single photon detectors

• Published in: APL quantum Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 026118 - 026118-8
• Main Authors: Wu, Hsin-Yeh, Besançon, Marc, Chen, Jia-Wern, Chen, Pisin, Glicenstein, Jean-François, Liu, Shu-Xiao, Lu, Yu-Jung, Navick, Xavier-François, Paganis, Stathes, Tuchming, Boris, Tsionou, Dimitra, Tsai, Feng-Yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: AIP Publishing LLC 01.06.2025

A dual-operation mode SNSPD is proposed. In the conventional Geiger mode, the sensor operates at temperatures well below the critical temperature TC, working as an event counter without sensitivity to the number of photons that impinge on the sensor. In the calorimetric mode, the detector is operate...