• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 59, Issue 17, 1704002 (2022)
Yuchen Zhao, Hao Tian, Jianhua Dou, Yanning Yuan, and Xiaoli Xi*
Author Affiliations
  • College of Automation and Information Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, Shaanxi , China
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    Yuchen Zhao, Hao Tian, Jianhua Dou, Yanning Yuan, Xiaoli Xi. Optimal Design of Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector with High Light Absorptivity in Wavelength Range of 3-5 µm Based on Asymmetric Fabry-Pérot Cavity Structure[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(17): 1704002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Simulation model diagram of SNSPD. (a) Model 1 (M1); (b) model 2 (M2)
    Fig. 1. Simulation model diagram of SNSPD. (a) Model 1 (M1); (b) model 2 (M2)
    Construction results for different DBRs. (a) High refractive index film material selection; (b) cycle number selection
    Fig. 2. Construction results for different DBRs. (a) High refractive index film material selection; (b) cycle number selection
    Intensity distributions of light field inside nanowires in M1 at 3-µm wavelength. (a) Si as a high refractive index film; (b) YSZ as a high refractive index film
    Fig. 3. Intensity distributions of light field inside nanowires in M1 at 3-µm wavelength. (a) Si as a high refractive index film; (b) YSZ as a high refractive index film
    Comparison of TMM and FDTD simulation results
    Fig. 4. Comparison of TMM and FDTD simulation results
    Comparison of absorption rate curve results of proposed design and design in Ref. [25]
    Fig. 5. Comparison of absorption rate curve results of proposed design and design in Ref. [25]
    Material typeTa2O5SiYSZ
    λ1 /nm423752146052
    λ2 /nm344429892769
    λ /nm79322253283
    Table 1. Theoretical calculation results of DBR reflection bandwidth
    Model numberd1 /nmd2 /nmd3 /nm
    1650187663
    2658187636
    Table 2. Optimization results of layer thickness to be optimized in two design models after defining DBR structure
    Model numberAmaxAminAFlatness
    Ref.[250.9970.3740.623
    10.7790.5260.253
    20.9740.7480.226
    Table 3. Comparison of flatness results between proposed design and design in Ref. [25]
    Yuchen Zhao, Hao Tian, Jianhua Dou, Yanning Yuan, Xiaoli Xi. Optimal Design of Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector with High Light Absorptivity in Wavelength Range of 3-5 µm Based on Asymmetric Fabry-Pérot Cavity Structure[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(17): 1704002
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