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January 1, 2025

Integrated photonic Galton board and its application for photon counting

The Galton board is a desktop probability machine for visualizing the random walk of many particles....

H Qin, R Cheng, Y Zhou, HX Tang // Optica Quantum 3, 156 (2025).

December 19, 2022

A 100-pixel photon-number-resolving detector unveiling photon statistics

Single-photon detectors are ubiquitous in quantum optics, where larger detector numbers can increase collection efficiency and improve noise resilience, similarly to conventional imagers....

R. Cheng, Y. Zhou, S. Wang, M. Shen, T. Taher, H. X. Tang // Nature Photonics 17, 112 (2023).

February 12, 2020

Active quenching of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors are among the best available technologies for infrared single-photon counting due to their high detection efficiency and low timing jitter....

P Ravindran, R Cheng, H Tang, JC Bardin // Optics Express 28, 4099 (2020).

January 1, 2020

Epitaxial niobium nitride superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors have revolutionized infrared photon counting for broad applications....

R. Cheng, J. Wright, H. G. Xing, D. Jena, H. X. Tang // Applied Physics Letters 117(13), 132601 (2020).

December 11, 2019

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors fabricated from atomic-layer-deposited NbN

The superconducting nanowire single-photon detector is one of the leading technologies for near-infrared single-photon counting....

R Cheng, S Wang, HX Tang // Applied Physics Letters 115, 241101 (2019).

September 10, 2019

Broadband on-chip single-photon spectrometer

Single-photon spectrometers are key to understanding and manipulating broad-band quantum light sources....

R.S. Cheng, C. L. Zou, X. Guo, S. H. Wang, X. Han, H. X. Tang // Nature Communications 10, 1 (2019).

January 1, 2017

Large-area superconducting nanowire single-photon detector with double-stage avalanche structure

We report a large-area and high-performance superconducting nanowire single-photon detector made of niobium nitride with a double-stage avalanche structure....

R.S. Cheng, M. Poot, X. Guo, L. R. Fan, H. X. Tang // IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 27, 1 (2017).

November 28, 2016

Self-aligned multi-channel superconducting nanowire avalanche photodetector

A major challenge for scaling up superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors is incorporating multiple channels into one detector....

R. S. Cheng, X. Guo, X. S. Ma, L. R. Fan, K. Y. Fong, M. Poot, H. X. Tang // Optics Express 24, 27070 (2016).

January 1, 2016

Waveguide integrated superconducting single photon detectors embedded in nanophotonic circuits on silicon

This chapter discusses waveguide-integrated superconducting single-photon detectors embedded in silicon nanophotonic circuits, with emphasis on system-level integration....

W.P.H. Pernice, C. Schuck, H. X. Tang // Superconducting Devices in Quantum Optics, Springer-Verlag, Berlin (2016).

May 1, 2014

Monolithically integrated, ultrahigh-frequency cavity nanooptoelectromechanical system with on-chip germanium waveguide photodetector

Cavity nano-optoelectromechanical systems have evolved into powerful devices for precision measurements and integrated photonics....

X. K. Sun, K. Xu, H. X. Tang // Optics Letters 39, 2514 (2014).

June 6, 2013

Waveguide integrated low noise NbTiN nanowire single-photon detectors with milli-Hz dark count rate

Waveguide integrated superconducting single-photon detectors from NbTiN can combine high detection efficiency with ultra-low dark count rates....

C. Schuck, W. P.H. Pernice, H. X. Tang // Scientific Reports 3, 1893 (2013).

May 13, 2013

Optical time domain reflectometry with low noise waveguide superconducting nanowire single photon detectors

We demonstrate optical time-domain reflectometry with low-noise waveguide superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors....

C. Schuck, W. H. P. Pernice, X. Ma, H. X. Tang // Applied Physics Letters 102, 191104 (2013).

February 6, 2013

NbTiN superconducting nanowire detectors for visible and telecom wavelengths single photon counting on photonic circuits

NbTiN superconducting nanowire detectors enable single-photon counting at both visible and telecom wavelengths on integrated photonic circuits....

C. Schuck, W.P.H. Pernice, H. X. Tang // Applied Physics Letters 102, 051101 (2013).

January 1, 2013

Array of integrated superconducting single photon detectors with high timing resolution

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors are seeing growing interest because of their high quantum efficiency and excellent timing performance....

C. Schuck, W. H. P. Pernice, O. Minaeva, M. Li, G. Goltsman, A. V. Sergienko, H. X. Tang // IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 3, 2201007 (2013).

December 20, 2012

High speed travelling wave single-photon detectors with near-unity quantum efficiency

Single-photon detectors are essential components in optical quantum information processing and quantum communications....

W. H. P. Pernice, C. Schuck, O. Minaeva, M. Li, G.N. Goltsman, A.V. Sergienko, H. X. Tang // Nature Communications 3, 1325 (2012).