Superconducting single-photon detectors in the mid-infrared for physical chemistry and spectroscopy

JA Lau, VB Verma, D Schwarzer… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Applications of vibrational spectroscopy throughout the field of physical chemistry are limited
by detectors with poor temporal resolution, low detection efficiency, and high background …

Efficient mid-infrared single-photon detection using superconducting NbTiN nanowires with high time resolution in a Gifford-McMahon cryocooler

J Chang, JWN Los, R Gourgues, S Steinhauer… - Photonics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Shortly after their inception, superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs)
became the leading quantum light detection technology. With the capability of detecting …