Markov chain Monte Carlo Detector Tomography applied to a NbTiN nanobridge

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Main Authors: Baalbergen, F. B., Zadeh, I. E., van Exter, M. P., de Dood, M. J. A.
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author Baalbergen, F. B.
Zadeh, I. E.
van Exter, M. P.
de Dood, M. J. A.
author_facet Baalbergen, F. B.
Zadeh, I. E.
van Exter, M. P.
de Dood, M. J. A.
contents We demonstrate the use of a flexible and highly accurate Markov chain Monte Carlo Quantum Detector Tomography method as a minimization algorithm to best describe the response of an efficient $120 nm$ wide NbTiN superconducting nanobridge single photon detector. Separation of the internal quantum efficiency and external quantum efficiency is possible due to the difference in saturation behavior of an ideal 1-photon threshold detector as compared to a detector with non-unity 1-photon internal quantum efficiency. From a statistical analysis of our measurements (at $T=4.23\pm0.01K$, $I=29.4\pm0.1μA$, $I/I_\text{switch}=0.90\pm0.01$) we find an external quantum efficiency $η=(1.60\pm0.05)\cdot10^{-6}$, a 1-photon internal quantum efficiency $p_1=0.568\pm0.008$ and unity multi-photon (2 or more) internal quantum efficiency.
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spellingShingle Markov chain Monte Carlo Detector Tomography applied to a NbTiN nanobridge
Baalbergen, F. B.
Zadeh, I. E.
van Exter, M. P.
de Dood, M. J. A.
Quantum Physics
Instrumentation and Detectors
Optics
We demonstrate the use of a flexible and highly accurate Markov chain Monte Carlo Quantum Detector Tomography method as a minimization algorithm to best describe the response of an efficient $120 nm$ wide NbTiN superconducting nanobridge single photon detector. Separation of the internal quantum efficiency and external quantum efficiency is possible due to the difference in saturation behavior of an ideal 1-photon threshold detector as compared to a detector with non-unity 1-photon internal quantum efficiency. From a statistical analysis of our measurements (at $T=4.23\pm0.01K$, $I=29.4\pm0.1μA$, $I/I_\text{switch}=0.90\pm0.01$) we find an external quantum efficiency $η=(1.60\pm0.05)\cdot10^{-6}$, a 1-photon internal quantum efficiency $p_1=0.568\pm0.008$ and unity multi-photon (2 or more) internal quantum efficiency.
title Markov chain Monte Carlo Detector Tomography applied to a NbTiN nanobridge
topic Quantum Physics
Instrumentation and Detectors
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.11430