Principal Investigator Karl Berggren
Project Website http://www.rle.mit.edu/qnn/research_single.htm
Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors provide high-speed detection capabilities from UV to mid-IR wavelengths. Our research focuses on understanding the optical, electrical and thermodynamic properties of these devices in order to engineer detectors with the highest possible efficiencies and speed. Multi-element SNSPDs have simultaneously demonstrated photon-number-resolution and precise individual photon timing.