Developing a photon-number-resolving detection chain for quantum communication protocols involving mesoscopic states of light

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Autores principales: Pozzoli, Alex, Carsi, Stefano, Abba, Andrea, Allevi, Alessia
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Publicado: 2026
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author Pozzoli, Alex
Carsi, Stefano
Abba, Andrea
Allevi, Alessia
author_facet Pozzoli, Alex
Carsi, Stefano
Abba, Andrea
Allevi, Alessia
contents We present the characterization of a photon-number-resolving detection chain based on Silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) coupled to a 14 bit, 1 Gs\s digital acquisition system embedding an FPGA-based signal processing pipeline that performs real-time baseline subtraction, digital deconvolution, and charge integration. Three SiPM models manufactured by Hamamatsu are tested and compared in the mesoscopic intensity regime using both classical coherent states and quantum twin-beam states, enabling a systematic investigation of the effects of pixel pitch, pile-up, and photon detection efficiency on the detector performance.
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spellingShingle Developing a photon-number-resolving detection chain for quantum communication protocols involving mesoscopic states of light
Pozzoli, Alex
Carsi, Stefano
Abba, Andrea
Allevi, Alessia
Quantum Physics
We present the characterization of a photon-number-resolving detection chain based on Silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) coupled to a 14 bit, 1 Gs\s digital acquisition system embedding an FPGA-based signal processing pipeline that performs real-time baseline subtraction, digital deconvolution, and charge integration. Three SiPM models manufactured by Hamamatsu are tested and compared in the mesoscopic intensity regime using both classical coherent states and quantum twin-beam states, enabling a systematic investigation of the effects of pixel pitch, pile-up, and photon detection efficiency on the detector performance.
title Developing a photon-number-resolving detection chain for quantum communication protocols involving mesoscopic states of light
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.19980