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Modeling of Traveling-Wave Superconducting-Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors

Loïc H. Djamen Tchapda, Troy A. Hutchins-Delgado, Sami A. Nazib, Hosuk Lee, Tzu‐Ming Lu, John N. Nogan, I. Komissarov, Roman Sobolewski, Arash Mafi, Marek Osiński

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations
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Abstract

We report on SPICE circuit modeling of traveling-wave superconducting-nanowire single-photon detectors integrated with Si3N4/SiO2 optical waveguides.
DOI
10.1364/quantum.2022.qw3b.2

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