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arXiv:2312.00528

MoSi Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors on GaAs for On-Chip Integration

Erbe, M., Riad Berrazouane, Simon Geyer, Lorenzo Stasi, F. van der Brugge, Gaëtan Gras, Marcel Schmidt, Andreas Dirk Wieck, Arne Ludwig, Félix Bussières, Richard John Warburton

Published Dec 1, 2023• 0 citations
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Abstract

We report on MoSi-based superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors on a gallium arsenide substrate. MoSi deposited on a passivated GaAs surface has the same critical temperature as MoSi deposited on silicon. The critical temperature decreases slightly on depositing MoSi directly on the native oxide of GaAs. Hence, MoSi works well as a thin-film superconductor on GaAs. We propose that the amorphous structure of MoSi ensures compatibility with the GaAs matrix. Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) are fabricated with MoSi on GaAs using a meander-wire design. The SNSPD metrics are very similar to those of devices fabricated with the same procedure on a silicon substrate. We observe a plateau in the response-versus-bias curve signalling a saturated internal quantum efficiency. The plateau remains even at an elevated temperature, 2.2 K, at a wavelength of 980 nm. We achieve a timing jitter of 50 ps and a recovery time of 29 ns. These results point to the promise of integrating MoSi SNSPDs with GaAs photonic circuits.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.2312.00528

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