| Jahr | 2025 |
| Autor(en) | Roland Jaha, Connor A. Graham-Scott, Adrian S. Abazi, Wolfram Pernice, Carsten Schuck, and Simone Ferrari |
| Titel | Kinetic inductance and jitter dependence of intrinsic photon-number resolution in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors |
| KIP-Nummer | HD-KIP 25-76 |
| KIP-Gruppe(n) | F31 |
| Dokumentart | Paper |
| Quelle | Optics Express Vol. 33, Issue 20, pp. 41869-41880 (2025) |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.564311 |
| Abstract (en) | Photon-number resolution (PNR) is crucial in quantum information technology. Time-resolved measurements applied to superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) have recently demonstrated intrinsic PNR capabilities, complementing their superior efficiency, speed, and timing precision. Using waveguide-integrated SNSPDs, we investigate the impact of nanowire kinetic inductance and system jitter on intrinsic PNR, identifying the trade-off between intrinsic PNR and detector speed. Increasing the kinetic inductance from 165?nH to 872?nH enhances the PNR quality by 12%, 31%, and 23% for the first three photon numbers but reduces the maximum count rate from 165 Mcps to 19 Mcps. |
