Unconventional Applications of Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors
Open Access
- 18 June 2020
- journal article
- review article
- Published by MDPI AG in Nanomaterials
- Vol. 10 (6), 1198
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10061198
Abstract
Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors are becoming a dominant technology in quantum optics and quantum communication, primarily because of their low timing jitter and capability to detect individual low-energy photons with high quantum efficiencies. However, other desirable characteristics, such as high detection rates, operation in cryogenic and high magnetic field environments, or high-efficiency detection of charged particles, are underrepresented in literature, potentially leading to a lack of interest in other fields that might benefit from this technology. We review the progress in use of superconducting nanowire technology in photon and particle detection outside of the usual areas of physics, with emphasis on the potential use in ongoing and future experiments in nuclear and high energy physics.Funding Information
- U.S. Department of Energy (DE-AC02-06CH11357)
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