CN104167452B - A kind of superconducting single-photon detector with phase grating and preparation method thereof - Google Patents

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CN104167452B
CN104167452B CN201410395986.7A CN201410395986A CN104167452B CN 104167452 B CN104167452 B CN 104167452B CN 201410395986 A CN201410395986 A CN 201410395986A CN 104167452 B CN104167452 B CN 104167452B
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The invention discloses a kind of superconducting single-photon detector with phase grating and preparation method thereof.The superconducting single-photon detector of this band phase grating is provided with phase grating on the nanowire region of routine based on the superconducting single-photon detector of niobium nitride.The grid height of phase grating is the odd-multiple of thickness corresponding to lambda1-wavelength π phase place.Phase grating on nanowire region produces light beam interferes focusing effect, and niobium nitride nano wire is positioned at focal position, thus improves the absorption efficiency of niobium nitride nano wire to photon.Simulation result shows, the superconducting nano-wire single-photon detector of this band phase grating, at visible ray and infrared multiple frequency bands, all there is very high detection efficient, 850? nm wavelength, the absorption efficiency of photon is up to 72%.

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A kind of superconducting single-photon detector with phase grating and preparation method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of high-sensitive single photon or atomic low light signals detector, particularly based on the superconducting single-photon detector of niobium nitride, can be applicable to the single photon of visible ray and near infrared band or the detection of atomic low light signals.
Background technology
Superconducting nano-wire single-photon detector studies single-photon detector structure the most popular in the world at present, it utilizes very thin superconducting thin film (usual thickness is 4nm to 8nm), be prepared into the nano wire of wide 80nm, below superconduction critical temperature, pass to the bias current lower than superconduction critical electric current, beat when photon and absorbed formation heat island by nano wire on nano wire, current density on nano wire is made to be greater than Superconducting Current Density, thus quench, produce a potential pulse, be read out circuit to obtain, obtain the response of a photon.Be used for doing superconductor mainly niobium nitride and two kinds, the niobium titanium nitrogen of nano wire at present, along with the research of superconductor, more material such as tungsten silicide, niobium silicide etc. are applied to be prepared on superconducting single-photon device.But at present because niobium nitride film itself is not high to the absorption efficiency of light, cause the system looks inefficiency of superconducting single-photon detector.Simultaneously because the detection rate of superconducting nano-wire single-photon detector is relevant with the dynamic inductance of nano wire, dynamic inductance is larger, detection rate is lower, and dynamic inductance and nanowire length linear, consider detection rate and reduce dynamic inductance, to nanowire length, required by namely useful detection area has, so the preparation of large-area superconducting single-photon detector difficulty.
Summary of the invention
Problem to be solved by this invention improves the efficiency of nano wire absorb photons, improves detector sensitivity.
For solving the problem, the scheme that the present invention adopts is as follows:
With a superconducting single-photon detector for phase grating, the nanowire region of superconducting single-photon detector is provided with phase grating; The grid height of described phase grating is the odd-multiple of thickness corresponding to lambda1-wavelength π phase place.
Further, according to the superconducting single-photon detector of band phase grating of the present invention, this superconducting single-photon detector is based on niobium nitride.
Further, according to the superconducting single-photon detector of band phase grating of the present invention, comprise HR-Si substrate, reflector, niobium nitride nano wire and phase grating; Described niobium nitride nano wire is laid on reflector, forms nanowire region; Described reflector is made up of transparent material, is laid on HR-Si substrate, between niobium nitride nano wire and HR-Si substrate; The two ends of described niobium nitride nano wire are provided with electrode; Described phase grating is arranged on niobium nitride nano wire, is made up of transparent material.
Further, according to the superconducting single-photon detector of band phase grating of the present invention, described reflector and phase grating are made up of earth silicon material.
Further, according to the superconducting single-photon detector of band phase grating of the present invention, the thickness of described phase grating is wherein, λ is lambda1-wavelength, n 1for phase grating material refractive index, n is positive integer.
Further, according to the superconducting single-photon detector of band phase grating of the present invention, the thickness in described reflector is wherein, λ is lambda1-wavelength, n 1for reflector material refractive index, n is positive integer.
Further, according to the superconducting single-photon detector of band phase grating of the present invention, the grid height of described phase grating is wherein, λ is lambda1-wavelength, n 1for phase grating material refractive index, n 2for the refractive index of the outer medium of phase grating, n is positive integer.
Further, according to the preparation method of the superconducting single-photon detector of band phase grating of the present invention, comprise the steps:
S1: grow silicon dioxide reflector on HR-Si substrate;
S2: the technique growth niobium nitride film adopting magnetron sputtering on silicon dioxide reflector;
S3: adopt photoetching process to prepare gold film electrode in niobium nitride film;
S4: adopt electron beam exposure alignment and use reactive ion etching machine to etch and prepare niobium nitride nano wire;
S5: grow silicon dioxide phase grating layer on niobium nitride nano wire;
S6: photoetching on silicon dioxide phase grating layer also prepares phase grating by the method for etching.
Technique effect of the present invention is as follows: the phase grating of superconducting single-photon detector on nanowire region of band phase grating of the present invention produces light beam interferes focusing effect, niobium nitride nano wire is positioned at focal position, thus improves the absorption efficiency of niobium nitride nano wire to photon.Simulation result shows, the superconducting nano-wire single-photon detector of this band phase grating, at visible ray and infrared multiple frequency bands, all have very high detection efficient, at 850nm wavelength, the absorption efficiency of photon is up to 72%, at 684nm, 732nm, 924nm, 1256nm and 1426nm absorption efficiency reaches 70% respectively, 60.73%, 61.7%, 41.2%, and46.5%.。
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of superconducting single-photon detector of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view after the removal phase grating of superconducting single-photon detector of the present invention.
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Below in conjunction with Figure of description, the present invention is described in further details.
One, the structure of the superconducting single-photon detector of phase grating is with
As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, a kind of superconducting single-photon detector with phase grating, comprises HR-Si substrate 1, reflector 2, niobium nitride nano wire 3 and phase grating 5.Niobium nitride nano wire 3 is laid on reflector 2, forms nanowire region.Reflector 2 is made up of transparent material, is silicon dioxide specifically.Reflector 2 is laid on HR-Si substrate 1, between niobium nitride nano wire 3 and HR-Si substrate 1.The thickness L in reflector 2 meets wherein, λ is lambda1-wavelength, n 1for reflector material refractive index, n is positive integer.The two ends of niobium nitride nano wire 3 are provided with electrode 4.Electrode 4 is made up of gold (Au).Phase grating 5 is arranged on niobium nitride nano wire 2, is made up of transparent material, is made up specifically of silicon dioxide.The thickness D of phase grating 5 meets wherein, λ is lambda1-wavelength, n 1for phase grating material refractive index, n is positive integer.Phase grating 5 is provided with grid platform 51.The high H of grid platform 51, namely grid are high, are the odd-multiple of thickness corresponding to lambda1-wavelength π phase place, specifically wherein, λ is lambda1-wavelength, n 1for phase grating material refractive index, n 2for the refractive index of the outer medium of phase grating, n is positive integer.
Phase grating in the present embodiment and reflector are made up of silicon dioxide, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that and its transparent material also can be adopted to make.In addition, the present embodiment is the superconducting single-photon detector based on niobium nitride, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the superconducting single-photon detector that also can adopt based on other materials such as niobium titanium nitrogen.
Principle of the present invention is as follows, when light wave from upper surface incident through phase grating 5 time, due to the existence of grid platform 51, light beam is made to be divided into two bundles to there is the light of π phase place, mutual interference, form light and dark striped, convergent effect is produced to incident light wave, niobium nitride nano wire is positioned at focal position, light is absorbed through nanowire portion, other component permeate nano wires continue to move ahead, to silicon dioxide and silicon interface, due to the integral multiple that two-layer silicon dioxide thickness is just half-wavelength, overwhelming majority photon is reflected back toward, photon by local in silicon dioxide layer optics cavity, until all absorbed by niobium nitride nano wire.
Two, the preparation method of the superconducting single-photon detector of phase grating is with
The preparation method of the superconducting single-photon detector with phase grating in above-described embodiment comprises the steps:
S1: adopt plasma reinforced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) technique to prepare silicon dioxide (SiO on High Resistivity Si (Si) substrate 1 2) reflector 2, silicon dioxide reflector 2 as optical resonator a part and as the substrate of niobium nitride (NbN) film growth.
S2: adopt DC magnetron sputtering process to grow the thick niobium nitride film of 8nm on silicon dioxide reflector 2.
S3: adopt photoetching and rf magnetron sputtering growth gold thin film in niobium nitride film, then prepare gold electrode 4 by stripping.
S4: the niobium nitride nano wire 3 wriggled by electron beam exposure system alignment and reactive ion etching (RIE) preparation.
S5: use plasma reinforced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) to grow silicon dioxide grating layer.
S6: use photoetching and reactive ion etching (RIE) etching groove, prepare phase grating 5.

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1. the superconducting single-photon detector with phase grating, is characterized in that, this superconducting single-photon detector, based on niobium nitride, comprises HR-Si substrate, reflector, niobium nitride nano wire and phase grating; Described niobium nitride nano wire is laid on reflector, forms nanowire region; Described reflector is made up of transparent material, is laid on HR-Si substrate, between niobium nitride nano wire and HR-Si substrate; The two ends of described niobium nitride nano wire are provided with electrode; Described phase grating is arranged on niobium nitride nano wire, is made up of transparent material; Described phase grating is provided with grid platform; The high H of described grid platform is wherein, λ is lambda1-wavelength, n 1for phase grating material refractive index, n 1for the refractive index of the outer medium of phase grating, n is positive integer.
2. the superconducting single-photon detector of band phase grating as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described reflector is made up of earth silicon material.
3. the superconducting single-photon detector of band phase grating as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described phase grating is made up of earth silicon material.
4. the superconducting single-photon detector of band phase grating as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the thickness of described phase grating is
Wherein, λ is lambda1-wavelength, n 1for phase grating material refractive index, n is positive integer.
5. the preparation method of the superconducting single-photon detector of the band phase grating according to any one of Claims 1-4, is characterized in that, comprise the steps:
S1: grow silicon dioxide reflector on HR-Si substrate;
S2: the technique growth niobium nitride film adopting magnetron sputtering on silicon dioxide reflector;
S3: adopt photoetching process to prepare gold film electrode in niobium nitride film;
S4: adopt electron beam exposure alignment and use reactive ion etching machine to etch and prepare niobium nitride nano wire;
S5: grow silicon dioxide phase grating layer on niobium nitride nano wire;
S6: photoetching on silicon dioxide phase grating layer also prepares phase grating by the method for etching.
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