Integrated superconducting nanowire digital photon detector

    公开(公告)号:US11747196B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-05

    申请号:US17862276

    申请日:2022-07-11

    Applicant: SeeQC, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G01J1/44 G01J1/0425 G06F1/10 H10N60/84 G01J2001/442

    Abstract: Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors have recently been developed for a wide range of applications, including imaging and communications. An improved detection system is disclosed, whereby the detectors are monolithically integrated on the same chip with Josephson junctions for control and data processing. This enables an enhanced data rate, thereby facilitating several new and improved applications. A preferred embodiment comprises integrated digital processing based on single-flux-quantum pulses. An integrated multilayer fabrication method for manufacturing these integrated detectors is also disclosed. Preferred examples of systems comprising such integrated nanowire photon detectors include a time-correlated single photon counter, a quantum random number generator, an integrated single-photon imaging array, a sensitive digital communication receiver, and quantum-key distribution for a quantum communication system.

    MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

    公开(公告)号:US20220393089A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17337394

    申请日:2021-06-02

    Applicant: SeeQC, Inc.

    Abstract: Materials and methods are disclosed for fabricating superconducting integrated circuits for quantum computing at millikelvin temperatures, comprising both quantum circuits and classical control circuits, which may be located on the same integrated circuit or on different chips of a multi-chip module. The materials may include components that reduce defect densities and increase quantum coherence times. Multilayer fabrication techniques provide low-power and a path to large scale computing systems. An integrated circuit system for quantum computing is provided, comprising: a substrate; a kinetic inductance layer having a kinetic inductance of at least 5 pH/square; a plurality of stacked planarized superconducting layers and intervening insulating layers, formed into a plurality of Josephson junctions having a critical current of less than 100 μA/μm2; and a resistive layer that remains non-superconducting at a temperature below 1 K, configured to damp the plurality of Josephson junctions.

    Materials and methods for fabricating superconducting quantum integrated circuits

    公开(公告)号:US11508896B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US17337394

    申请日:2021-06-02

    Applicant: SeeQC, Inc.

    Abstract: Materials and methods are disclosed for fabricating superconducting integrated circuits for quantum computing at millikelvin temperatures, comprising both quantum circuits and classical control circuits, which may be located on the same integrated circuit or on different chips of a multi-chip module. The materials may include components that reduce defect densities and increase quantum coherence times. Multilayer fabrication techniques provide low-power and a path to large scale computing systems. An integrated circuit system for quantum computing is provided, comprising: a substrate; a kinetic inductance layer having a kinetic inductance of at least 5 pH/square; a plurality of stacked planarized superconducting layers and intervening insulating layers, formed into a plurality of Josephson junctions having a critical current of less than 100 μA/μm2; and a resistive layer that remains non-superconducting at a temperature below 1 K, configured to damp the plurality of Josephson junctions.

    Integrated superconducting nanowire digital photon detector

    公开(公告)号:US12098949B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US18241816

    申请日:2023-09-01

    Applicant: SeeQC, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G01J1/44 G01J1/0425 G06F1/10 H10N60/84 G01J2001/442

    Abstract: Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors have recently been developed for a wide range of applications, including imaging and communications. An improved detection system is disclosed, whereby the detectors are monolithically integrated on the same chip with Josephson junctions for control and data processing. This enables an enhanced data rate, thereby facilitating several new and improved applications. A preferred embodiment comprises integrated digital processing based on single-flux-quantum pulses. An integrated multilayer fabrication method for manufacturing these integrated detectors is also disclosed. Preferred examples of systems comprising such integrated nanowire photon detectors include a time-correlated single photon counter, a quantum random number generator, an integrated single-photon imaging array, a sensitive digital communication receiver, and quantum-key distribution for a quantum communication system.

    Materials and methods for fabricating superconducting quantum integrated circuits

    公开(公告)号:US11991935B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US17990864

    申请日:2022-11-21

    Applicant: SeeQC Inc.

    CPC classification number: H10N60/84 G11C11/44 H10N60/12 H10N60/805 H10N69/00

    Abstract: Materials and methods are disclosed for fabricating superconducting integrated circuits for quantum computing at millikelvin temperatures, comprising both quantum circuits and classical control circuits, which may be located on the same integrated circuit or on different chips of a multi-chip module. The materials may include components that reduce defect densities and increase quantum coherence times. Multilayer fabrication techniques provide low-power and a path to large scale computing systems. An integrated circuit system for quantum computing is provided, comprising: a substrate; a kinetic inductance layer having a kinetic inductance of at least 5 pH/square; a plurality of stacked planarized superconducting layers and intervening insulating layers, formed into a plurality of Josephson junctions having a critical current of less than 100 μA/μm2; and a resistive layer that remains non-superconducting at a temperature below 1 K, configured to damp the plurality of Josephson junctions.

    Materials and Methods for Fabricating Superconducting Quantum Integrated Circuits

    公开(公告)号:US20230337553A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US17990864

    申请日:2022-11-21

    Applicant: SeeQC Inc.

    CPC classification number: H10N60/84 H10N60/12 H10N69/00 G11C11/44 H10N60/805

    Abstract: Materials and methods are disclosed for fabricating superconducting integrated circuits for quantum computing at millikelvin temperatures, comprising both quantum circuits and classical control circuits, which may be located on the same integrated circuit or on different chips of a multi-chip module. The materials may include components that reduce defect densities and increase quantum coherence times. Multilayer fabrication techniques provide low-power and a path to large scale computing systems. An integrated circuit system for quantum computing is provided, comprising: a substrate; a kinetic inductance layer having a kinetic inductance of at least 5 pH/square; a plurality of stacked planarized superconducting layers and intervening insulating layers, formed into a plurality of Josephson junctions having a critical current of less than 100 μA/μm2; and a resistive layer that remains non-superconducting at a temperature below 1 K, configured to damp the plurality of Josephson junctions.

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