How well can superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors resolve photon number?

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.12471v2
• Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:34:53 GMT
• Title: How well can superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors resolve photon number?
• Authors: Timon Schapeler, Niklas Lamberty, Thomas Hummel, Fabian Schlue, Michael Stefszky, Benjamin Brecht, Christine Silberhorn, and Tim J. Bartley
• Abstract summary: We investigate the photon-number-resolving capability of superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) We show unambiguous discrimination between one- and two-photon events, as well as partial resolution up to five photons.
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• Abstract: We apply principal component analysis (PCA) to a set of electrical output signals from a commercially available superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) to investigate their photon-number-resolving capability. We find that the rising edge as well as the amplitude of the electrical signal have the most dependence on photon number. Accurately measuring the rising edge while simultaneously measuring the voltage of the pulse amplitude maximizes the photon-number resolution of SNSPDs. Using an optimal basis of principle components, we show unambiguous discrimination between one- and two-photon events, as well as partial resolution up to five photons. This expands the use-case of SNSPDs to photon-counting experiments, without the need of detector multiplexing architectures.

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