UV superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors with high efficiency, low noise, and 4 K operating temperature

Emma E. Wollman, Varun B. Verma, Andrew D. Beyer +7

For photon-counting applications at ultraviolet wavelengths, there are currently no detectors that combine high efficiency (> 50%), sub-nanosecond timing resolution, and sub-Hz dar…