Jitter in photon-number-resolved detection by superconducting nanowires
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| author | Sidorova, Mariia Schapeler, Timon Semenov, Alexej D. Schlue, Fabian Stefszky, Michael Brecht, Benjamin Silberhorn, Christine Bartley, Tim J. |
| author_facet | Sidorova, Mariia Schapeler, Timon Semenov, Alexej D. Schlue, Fabian Stefszky, Michael Brecht, Benjamin Silberhorn, Christine Bartley, Tim J. |
| contents | By analyzing the physics of multi-photon absorption in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs), we identify physical components of jitter. From this, we formulate a quantitative physical model of the multi-photon detector response which combines local detection mechanism and local fluctuations (hotspot formation and intrinsic jitter) with thermoelectric dynamics of resistive domains. Our model provides an excellent description of the arrival-time histogram of a commercial SNSPD across several orders of magnitude, both in arrival-time probability and across mean photon number. This is achieved with just three fitting parameters: the scaling of the mean arrival time of voltage response pulses, as well as the Gaussian and exponential jitter components. Our findings have important implications for photon-number-resolving detector design, as well as applications requiring low jitter such as light detection and ranging (LIDAR). |
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| spellingShingle | Jitter in photon-number-resolved detection by superconducting nanowires Sidorova, Mariia Schapeler, Timon Semenov, Alexej D. Schlue, Fabian Stefszky, Michael Brecht, Benjamin Silberhorn, Christine Bartley, Tim J. Quantum Physics Superconductivity Instrumentation and Detectors By analyzing the physics of multi-photon absorption in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs), we identify physical components of jitter. From this, we formulate a quantitative physical model of the multi-photon detector response which combines local detection mechanism and local fluctuations (hotspot formation and intrinsic jitter) with thermoelectric dynamics of resistive domains. Our model provides an excellent description of the arrival-time histogram of a commercial SNSPD across several orders of magnitude, both in arrival-time probability and across mean photon number. This is achieved with just three fitting parameters: the scaling of the mean arrival time of voltage response pulses, as well as the Gaussian and exponential jitter components. Our findings have important implications for photon-number-resolving detector design, as well as applications requiring low jitter such as light detection and ranging (LIDAR). |
| title | Jitter in photon-number-resolved detection by superconducting nanowires |
| topic | Quantum Physics Superconductivity Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.17146 |