Laser-Induced Relaxation Oscillations in Superconducting Nanobridge Single Photon Detectors

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Main Authors: Baalbergen, F. B., Zadeh, I. E., de Dood, M. J. A.
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Published: 2024
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author Baalbergen, F. B.
Zadeh, I. E.
de Dood, M. J. A.
author_facet Baalbergen, F. B.
Zadeh, I. E.
de Dood, M. J. A.
contents We demonstrate novel laser-induced relaxation oscillations in superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs). These oscillations appear when a voltage biased NbTiN nanobridge detector is illuminated with intense pulsed laser light at a repetition rate of $\sim19\text{MHz}$. They differ from the well-known relaxation oscillations by a step-wise increase in frequency and phase locking of the oscillations to the laser pulses. We create a model that incorporates electrical feedback and excludes thermal effects to simulate and explain the origin of the observed laser-induced relaxation oscillations. Qualitative agreement to the experiment is achieved using realistic values for the parameters in the model.
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spellingShingle Laser-Induced Relaxation Oscillations in Superconducting Nanobridge Single Photon Detectors
Baalbergen, F. B.
Zadeh, I. E.
de Dood, M. J. A.
Superconductivity
Instrumentation and Detectors
We demonstrate novel laser-induced relaxation oscillations in superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs). These oscillations appear when a voltage biased NbTiN nanobridge detector is illuminated with intense pulsed laser light at a repetition rate of $\sim19\text{MHz}$. They differ from the well-known relaxation oscillations by a step-wise increase in frequency and phase locking of the oscillations to the laser pulses. We create a model that incorporates electrical feedback and excludes thermal effects to simulate and explain the origin of the observed laser-induced relaxation oscillations. Qualitative agreement to the experiment is achieved using realistic values for the parameters in the model.
title Laser-Induced Relaxation Oscillations in Superconducting Nanobridge Single Photon Detectors
topic Superconductivity
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.09494