Integrated autocorrelator based on superconducting nanowires

Opt Express. 2013 May 6;21(9):11162-70. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.011162.

Abstract

We demonstrate an integrated autocorrelator based on two superconducting single-photon detectors patterned on top of a GaAs ridge waveguide. This device enables the on-chip measurement of the second-order intensity correlation function g(2)(τ). A polarization-independent device quantum efficiency in the 1% range is reported, with a timing jitter of 88 ps at 1300 nm. g(2)(τ) measurements of continuous-wave and pulsed laser excitations are demonstrated with no measurable crosstalk within our measurement accuracy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arsenicals / chemistry*
  • Arsenicals / radiation effects*
  • Electric Conductivity
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Gallium / chemistry*
  • Gallium / radiation effects*
  • Light
  • Photometry / instrumentation*
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*
  • Systems Integration

Substances

  • Arsenicals
  • gallium arsenide
  • Gallium