Low noise superconducting single photon detectors on silicon

S. N. Dorenbos, E. M. Reiger, U. Perinetti, V. Zwiller, T. Zijlstra et al.
We have fabricated superconducting nanowire single photon detectors made of NbTiN on a silicon substrate. This type of material reduces the dark count rate by a factor of 10 compared to identical NbN detectors, enabling single photon detection with unprecedented signal to noise ratio: we report a no ... [Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 131101 (2008)] published Mon Sep 29, 2008.
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