A 100-pixel photon-number-resolving detector unveiling photon statistics

R Cheng, Y Zhou, S Wang, M Shen, T Taher… - Nature Photonics, 2023 - nature.com
Single-photon detectors are ubiquitous in quantum information science and quantum
sensing. They are key enabling technologies for numerous scientific discoveries and …

Resolving photon numbers using a superconducting nanowire with impedance-matching taper

D Zhu, M Colangelo, C Chen, BA Korzh, FNC Wong… - Nano Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Time-and number-resolved photon detection is crucial for quantum information processing.
Existing photon-number-resolving (PNR) detectors usually suffer from limited timing and …

[HTML][HTML] Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors fabricated from atomic-layer-deposited NbN

R Cheng, S Wang, HX Tang - Applied Physics Letters, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
High-quality ultrathin films of niobium nitride (NbN) are developed by the plasma-enhanced
atomic layer deposition (PEALD) technique. Superconducting nanowire single-photon …

Photodetector with superconductor nanowire transistor based on interlayer heat transfer

F Najafi - US Patent 10,566,516, 2020 - Google Patents
The various implementations described herein include meth ods, devices, and systems for
detecting light. In one aspect, a photodetector device includes: a superconducting wire, and …

Superconducting logic circuits

F Najafi - US Patent 10,361,703, 2019 - Google Patents
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for
implementing logic gates. In one aspect, a circuit includes:(1) superconducting …

Superconducting signal amplifier

F Najafi, S Ziai, QJ Stone - US Patent 10,396,733, 2019 - Google Patents
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for
fabricating and operating superconducting circuitry. In one aspect, an electronic system …

Gated superconducting photon detector

F Najafi, S Ziai - US Patent 10,386,229, 2019 - Google Patents
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for
fabricating and operating photodetector circuitry. In one aspect, a photon detector system …

Superconductor-to-insulator devices

F Najafi - US Patent 10,573,800, 2020 - Google Patents
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for
fabricating and operating super conducting switch devices. In one aspect, an electrical …

Superconductor-based transistor

F Najafi - US Patent 10,586,910, 2020 - Google Patents
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for
fabricating and operating transis tors. In one aspect, a transistor includes:(1) a semiconduct …

Superconductor-to-insulator devices

F Najafi - US Patent 11,832,532, 2023 - Google Patents
A device includes a superconductor layer and a piezoelectric layer positioned adjacent to
the superconductor layer. The piezoelectric layer is configured to apply a first strain to the …