Integrated autocorrelator based on superconducting nanowires
Abstract
We demonstrate an integrated autocorrelator based on two superconducting single-photon detectors patterned on top of a GaAs ridge waveguide. This device enables the on-chip measurement of the second-order intensity correlation function g((2))(tau). A polarization-independent device quantum efficiency in the 1% range is reported, with a timing jitter of 88 ps at 1300 nm. g((2))(tau) measurements of continuous-wave and pulsed laser excitations are demonstrated with no measurable crosstalk within our measurement accuracy. © 2013 OSA.
Citation
Sahin , D , Gaggero , A , Hoang , T B , Frucci , G , Mattioli , F , Leoni , R , Beetz , J , Lermer , M , Kamp , M , Höfling , S & Fiore , A 2013 , ' Integrated autocorrelator based on superconducting nanowires ' Optics Express , vol 21 , no. 9 , pp. 11162-11170 . DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.011162
Publication
Optics Express
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1094-4087Type
Journal article
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This work was financially supported by the European Commission through FP7 QUANTIP (Contract No. 244026)Items in the St Andrews Research Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.