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most citedMillimeter-scale active area superconducting microstrip single-photon detector fabricated by ultraviolet photolithography

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physics.app-ph2024

A free-space coupled, large-active-area superconducting microstrip single-photon detector for photon-counting time-of-flight imaging

Yu-Ze Wang, Wei-Jun Zhang, Xing-Yu Zhang +9

Numerous applications at the photon-starved regime require a free-space coupling singlephoton detector with a large active area, low dark count rate (DCR), and superior time resolu…

physics.app-ph2023★ 1 cited

Improving photon number resolvability of a superconducting nanowire detector array using a level comparator circuit

Jia Huang, Xingyu Zhang, Weijun Zhang +8

Photon number resolving (PNR) capability is very important in many optical applications, including quantum information processing, fluorescence detection, and few-photon-level rang…

physics.ins-det2023★ 6 cited

Characterization of a Superconducting Microstrip Single-Photon Detector Shunted with an External Resistor

Yu-Ze Wang, Wei-Jun Zhang, Guang-Zhao Xu +6

A superconducting microstrip single-photon detector (SMSPD) generally requires a shunt resistor to avoid latching, caused by its high current-carrying capacity and low kinetic indu…

physics.ins-det2023★ 12 cited

Millimeter-scale active area superconducting microstrip single-photon detector fabricated by ultraviolet photolithography

Guang-Zhao Xu, Wei-Jun Zhang, Li-Xing You +7

The effective and convenient detection of single photons via advanced detectors with a large active area is becoming significant for quantum and classical applications. This work d…

physics.app-ph2021

Reducing current crowding in meander superconducting strip single-photon detectors by thickening bends

Jia-Min Xiong, Wei-Jun Zhang, Guang-Zhao Xu +8

To facilitate high optical coupling efficiency and absorptance, the active area of a superconducting nano/microstrip single-photon detector (SNSPD/SMSPD) is often designed as a mea…

physics.ins-det2021

Superconducting microstrip single-photon detector with system detection efficiency over 90% at 1550 nm

Guang-Zhao Xu, Wei-Jun Zhang, Li-Xing You +9

Generally, a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) is composed of wires with a typical width of ~100 nm. Recent studies have found that superconducting strips wit…