Superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) with near-unity system
efficiency is a key enabling, but still elusive, technology for numerous quantum fundamental …

The theoretical and experimental aspects of the microwave, terahertz, and infrared
properties of superconductors are discussed. Electrodynamics can provide information …

In this paper we intend to give a comprehensive description of the current understanding of
the detection mechanism in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors. We will …

Niobium nitride (NbN) is widely used in the production of superconducting nanowire single-
photon detectors (SNSPDs) due to its high superconducting transition temperature and …

Superconducting properties of three series of amorphous W x S i 1− x films with different
thickness and stoichiometry were investigated by dc transport measurements in a magnetic …

Mid-infrared (MIR) single-photon detection is emerging as an important technology for
various applications. Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) …

Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) promise to combine near-
unity quantum efficiency with> 100 megacounts per second rates, picosecond timing jitter …

Superconducting niobium nitride (NbN) continues to be investigated decades on, largely in
part to its advantageous superconducting properties and wide use in superconducting …

The microscopic mechanism of photon detection in superconducting nanowire single-
photon detectors is still under debate. We present a simple but powerful theoretical model …

In this paper, we report on terahertz frequency-domain spectroscopy (THz-FDS) experiments
in which we measure charge carrier dynamics and excitations of thin-film superconducting …