Electrothermal feedback in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

We investigate the role of electrothermal feedback in the operation of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs). It is found that the desired mode of operation for SNSPDs is only achieved if this feedback is unstable, which happens naturally through the slow electrical response asso...

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Main Authors: Kerman, Andrew J., Yang, Joel K. W., Molnar, Richard J., Dauler, Eric A., Berggren, Karl K.
Other Authors: Lincoln Laboratory
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Physical Society 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51752
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7453-9031