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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Large-area SNSPDs for up to 7.4 μm wavelengths

Marco Colangelo, Alexander B. Walter, Boris A. Korzh, Ekkehart Schmidt, Bruce Bumble, Adriana E. Lita, Andrew D. Beyer, Jason P. Allmaras, Ryan M. Briggs, Alexander G. Kozorezov, Emma E. Wollman, Matthew D. Shaw, Karl K. Berggren

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate large-area superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) for operation in the mid-IR band, up to 7.4 μm.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2022.fm4c.3

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