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most citedSuperconducting nanowire diode

10 citations · 18 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

Photon-number-resolving single-photon detector with a system detection efficiency of 98% and photon-number resolution of 32

Chaomeng Ding, Xingyu Zhang, Jiamin Xiong +8

Efficiently distinguishing photon numbers is a crucial yet challenging technology for various quantum information and quantum metrology applications. While superconducting transiti…

cond-mat.supr-con2024

Drone based superconducting single photon detection system with detection efficiency more than 90%

Ruoyan Ma, Zhimin Guo, Dai Chen +11

Bounded by the size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP) of conventional superconducting single photon detectors (SSPD), applications of SSPDs were commonly confined in the labora…

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…

cond-mat.supr-con2023★ 10 cited

Superconducting nanowire diode

Xiaofu Zhang, Qingchang Huan, Ruoyan Ma +8

Semiconducting diode with nonreciprocal transport effect underlies the cornerstone of contemporary integrated circuits (ICs) technology. Due to isotropic superconducting properties…

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.optics2023

High-efficiency broadband fiber-to-chip coupler using a 3D nanoprinting microfiber

Dong-Hui Fan, Xing-Yu Zhang, Wei-Jun Zhang +6

We propose a method for coupling a tapered optical fiber to an inverted tapered SiN waveguide by fabricating a microfiber using 3D nanoprinting lithography. The microfiber consists…

cond-mat.supr-con2022

Single photon detection performance of highly disordered NbTiN thin films

Ruoyan Ma, Rui Shu, Xingyu Zhang +9

We experimentally investigated the detection performance of highly disordered NbxTi1-xN based superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs). The dependence on the compo…

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…