Superconducting photon detector

M Thompson, F Najafi - US Patent 10,620,044, 2020 - Google Patents
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for
fabricating and operating super conducting photon detectors. In one aspect, a photon detec …

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 …

Superconducting field-programmable gate array

F Najafi - US Patent 10,944,403, 2021 - Google Patents
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for
operating superconducting cir cuitry. In one aspect, a programmable circuit includes:(1) a …

Superconductive memory cells and devices

F Najafi - US Patent 10,984,857, 2021 - Google Patents
An electronic device (eg, a superconducting memory cell) includes a substrate and a layer of
superconducting material disposed over the substrate. The layer of superconducting …

Superconducting nanowire single photon detector and method of fabrication thereof

CJ Chung, F Najafi, G Kovall, VR Manfrinato… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
A superconductor device according to some embodiments comprises a superconductor
stack, which includes a superconductor layer and a silicon cap layer over the …

Superconducting field-programmable gate array

F Najafi, QJ Stone - US Patent 10,879,905, 2020 - Google Patents
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for
operating superconducting cir cuitry. In one aspect, a programmable circuit includes:(1) a …

Photon number resolving superconducting detector

F Najafi, E Dudley, M Thompson - US Patent 11,313,719, 2022 - Google Patents
A photon detector is provided. The photon detector includes a superconducting wire having
a plurality of alternating narrow and wide portions; a current source electrically-coupled to …

Superconducting nanowire single photon detector and method of fabrication thereof

CJ Chung, F Najafi, G Kovall, VR Manfrinato… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
A superconductor device is manufactured by depositing a barrier layer over a substrate
including silicon, the barrier layer including silicon and nitrogen; depositing a seed layer for …

Fiber optical superconducting nanowire single photon detector

G Bachar, O Shtempluck, B Eyal - US Patent 9,726,536, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A fiber optical Superconducting nanowire detector with increased detector
efficiency, fabricated directly on the tip of the input optical fiber. The fabrication on the tip of …

Superconducting photon detector

M Thompson, F Najafi - US Patent 12,061,114, 2024 - Google Patents
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for
fabricating and operating superconducting photon detectors. In one aspect, a photon …