GB2588330B - Photon detector - Google Patents

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GB2588330B
GB2588330B GB2019238.1A GB202019238A GB2588330B GB 2588330 B GB2588330 B GB 2588330B GB 202019238 A GB202019238 A GB 202019238A GB 2588330 B GB2588330 B GB 2588330B
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Horhe-Karlos Barreto Gueorgui
Andrea Tyler Nicola
Thompson Mark
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Psiquantum Corp
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    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29331—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by evanescent wave coupling
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    • G02B6/29331—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by evanescent wave coupling
    • G02B6/29335—Evanescent coupling to a resonator cavity, i.e. between a waveguide mode and a resonant mode of the cavity
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    • G02B6/29331—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by evanescent wave coupling
    • G02B6/29335—Evanescent coupling to a resonator cavity, i.e. between a waveguide mode and a resonant mode of the cavity
    • G02B6/29338—Loop resonators
    • G02B6/29341—Loop resonators operating in a whispering gallery mode evanescently coupled to a light guide, e.g. sphere or disk or cylinder
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GB1416787.8A GB2530500B (en) 2014-09-23 2014-09-23 Photon detector
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Akhlaghi et al., "Waveguide Integrated Superconducting Single Photon Detectors Implemented as Coherent Perfect Absorbers", arXiv:1409.1962v1 [physics.ins-det], 5 September 2014 *
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 23, no. 3, 3 June 2013, Schuck et al., "Matrix of Integrated Superconducting Single-Photon Detectors With High Timing Resolution". *
Optics Express, vol. 21, no. 19, 23 September 2013, Calkins et al., "High quantum-efficiency photon-number-resolving detector for photonic on-chip information processing", pages 22657-22670 *

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