Richard Mirin, group leader of the Quantum Nanophotonics Group at NIST, has been working on integrating semiconductor and superconducting technologies for quantum photonic applications since 1996. The group has made significant advancements in areas such as semiconductor lasers, acoustic wave cavities with quantum dots, and superconducting single-photon detectors with 98% efficiency.
Some notable recent publications from the group include work on quantum phase modulation, superconducting optoelectronic single-photon synapses, and device-independent randomness expansion using entangled photons. The group has also made progress in state readout of trapped ion qubits and quantum dot lasers. Additionally, they have developed single-photon detection capabilities in the mid-infrared up to 10 um wavelengths using tungsten silicide superconducting nanowire detectors.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/people/richard-mirin
Keywords: superconducting single-photon detectors, semiconductor lasers, surface acoustic wave cavities, quantum dots, nanophotonic GaAs-on-Insulator
