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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Yale University, New Haven, CT (US);
Inventors:
Hongxing Tang, Orange, CT (US);
Wolfram Pernice, New Haven, CT (US);
Carsten Schuck, New Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
Yale University, New Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/0425 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); G02B 6/0229 (2013.01); G02B 6/12004 (2013.01); G01J 2001/442 (2013.01); Y10S 977/954 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a device and system for high-efficiency and low-noise detection of single photons within the visible and infrared spectrum. In certain embodiments, the device of the invention can be integrated within photonic circuits to provide on-chip photon detection. The device comprises a traveling wave design comprising a waveguide layer and a superconducting nanowire atop of the waveguide.