DOI: 10.1063/1.121984. Detection of single infrared, optical, and ultraviolet photons using superconducting transition edge sensors

Detection of single infrared, optical, and ultraviolet photons using superconducting transition edge sensors

10.1063/1.121984

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Abstract

We have demonstrated the use of superconducting transition edge sensors for the wide-band detection of individual photons from the mid infrared (IR), through the optical, and into the far ultraviolet (UV). These tungsten transition edge sensors are squares about 18 μm on a side and detect single photon events above a threshold of 0.3 eV (4 μm wavelength), with an energy resolution of 0.15 eV full width at half maximum, and with a risetime (falltime) of .5 μs (60 μs). The calibration data extend up to the UV cutoff of the fiber optic feed at 3.5 eV (350 nm).

Bibliography

Cabrera, B., Clarke, R. M., Colling, P., Miller, A. J., Nam, S., & Romani, R. W. (1998). Detection of single infrared, optical, and ultraviolet photons using superconducting transition edge sensors. Applied Physics Letters, 73(6), 735â737.

Authors 6

B. Cabrera (first)
R. M. Clarke (additional)
P. Colling (additional)
A. J. Miller (additional)
S. Nam (additional)
R. W. Romani (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	23 years ago (July 26, 2002, 9:36 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 3, 2024, 9:45 a.m.)
Indexed	2 weeks, 1 day ago (Aug. 6, 2025, 9:27 a.m.)
Issued	27 years ago (Aug. 10, 1998)
Published	27 years ago (Aug. 10, 1998)
Published Print	27 years ago (Aug. 10, 1998)

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BibTeX

@article{Cabrera_1998, title={Detection of single infrared, optical, and ultraviolet photons using superconducting transition edge sensors}, volume={73}, ISSN={1077-3118}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.121984}, DOI={10.1063/1.121984}, number={6}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Cabrera, B. and Clarke, R. M. and Colling, P. and Miller, A. J. and Nam, S. and Romani, R. W.}, year={1998}, month=aug, pages={735–737} }

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