Published March 24, 2014 | Version v1
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Superconducting nanowire single photon detector on diamond

Creators

  • 1. School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)
  • 2. Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 (Canada)
  • 3. University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 (Canada)

Description

Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors are fabricated directly on diamond substrates and their optical and electrical properties are characterized. Dark count performance and photon count rates are measured at varying temperatures for 1310 nm and 632 nm photons. A multi-step diamond surface polishing procedure is reported, involving iterative reactive ion etching and mechanical polishing to create a suitable diamond surface for the deposition and patterning of thin film superconducting layers. Using this approach, diamond substrates with less than 300 pm Root Mean Square surface roughness are obtained

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.4869574;
arXiv
arXiv:1401.4490v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
104
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 122602-122602.4
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45079787
Subject category
S77: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
DIAMONDS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ETCHING; IONS; MECHANICAL POLISHING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTONS; SUPERCONDUCTING WIRES; SURFACES; THIN FILMS
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; CARBON; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FILMS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MINERALS; NONMETALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLISHING; SURFACE FINISHING; WIRES

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