Specifications include, but are not limited to: A Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detection System. The critical requirements for a 1550 nm, superconducting fiber-optic detection system are listed below. These ‘requirements/specifications’ are broken into ‘system’ requirements, ‘detector’ requirements and required equipment or accessories. Generic System Requirements Superconducting Nanowire Cryogenic system Capable of supporting at least 4 nanowire detection elements Detection electronics output (Type of high bandwidth connector) SMA Fiber connection type FC/PC Detector requirements Wavelength range >10% detection probability 1500 nm to 1600 nm Primary wavelength 1550 nm Probability of detection at 1550 nm Greater than 65%
