Microwave SQUID Multiplexer Readout Performance Using a Direct-RF RFSoC-Based Software-Defined Radio

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Main Authors: Redondo, M. E. García, Neira, J. D. Bonilla, Müller, N. A., Ferreyro, L. P., Geria, J. M., Muscheid, T., Gartmann, R., Almela, A., Hampel, M. R., Ardila-Perez, L., Wegner, M., Platino, M., Sander, O., Kempf, S., Weber, M.
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author Redondo, M. E. García
Neira, J. D. Bonilla
Müller, N. A.
Ferreyro, L. P.
Geria, J. M.
Muscheid, T.
Gartmann, R.
Almela, A.
Hampel, M. R.
Ardila-Perez, L.
Wegner, M.
Platino, M.
Sander, O.
Kempf, S.
Weber, M.
author_facet Redondo, M. E. García
Neira, J. D. Bonilla
Müller, N. A.
Ferreyro, L. P.
Geria, J. M.
Muscheid, T.
Gartmann, R.
Almela, A.
Hampel, M. R.
Ardila-Perez, L.
Wegner, M.
Platino, M.
Sander, O.
Kempf, S.
Weber, M.
contents In this work, we report the experimental readout results of a μMUX device using a Direct-RF SDR prototype based on the ZCU216 Radio-Frequency System-on-Chip (RFSoC) evaluation board. First, the analog performance of the SDR system was evaluated both in loopback and coupled to the cryogenic multiplexing system. Then, the SDR system performance was optimized for μMUX readout, focusing on bolometric applications. Finally, the minimum demodulated flux noise was obtained through the optimally conditioned readout of a μMUX channel. The results presented are comparable to those obtained with traditional SDR architectures and demonstrate that the Direct-RF SDR prototype is suitable for the readout of μMUX devices. We anticipate that Direct-RF SDR technology will play a key role in enabling the next generation of SDR readout systems for frequency-multiplexed low-temperature detector arrays.
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spellingShingle Microwave SQUID Multiplexer Readout Performance Using a Direct-RF RFSoC-Based Software-Defined Radio
Redondo, M. E. García
Neira, J. D. Bonilla
Müller, N. A.
Ferreyro, L. P.
Geria, J. M.
Muscheid, T.
Gartmann, R.
Almela, A.
Hampel, M. R.
Ardila-Perez, L.
Wegner, M.
Platino, M.
Sander, O.
Kempf, S.
Weber, M.
Instrumentation and Detectors
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
In this work, we report the experimental readout results of a μMUX device using a Direct-RF SDR prototype based on the ZCU216 Radio-Frequency System-on-Chip (RFSoC) evaluation board. First, the analog performance of the SDR system was evaluated both in loopback and coupled to the cryogenic multiplexing system. Then, the SDR system performance was optimized for μMUX readout, focusing on bolometric applications. Finally, the minimum demodulated flux noise was obtained through the optimally conditioned readout of a μMUX channel. The results presented are comparable to those obtained with traditional SDR architectures and demonstrate that the Direct-RF SDR prototype is suitable for the readout of μMUX devices. We anticipate that Direct-RF SDR technology will play a key role in enabling the next generation of SDR readout systems for frequency-multiplexed low-temperature detector arrays.
title Microwave SQUID Multiplexer Readout Performance Using a Direct-RF RFSoC-Based Software-Defined Radio
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.23569