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A near-infrared 64-pixel superconducting nanowire single photon detector array with integrated multiplexed readout

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Author(s)

Michael S. Allman, Varun B. Verma, Martin J. Stevens, Thomas Gerrits, Robert D. Horansky, Adriana E. Lita, Francesco Marsili, A. Beyer, Matthew Shaw, D. Kumor, Richard P. Mirin, Sae Woo Nam

Abstract

We demonstrate a 64-pixel free-space-coupled array of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors optimized for high detection efficiency in the near-infrared range. An integrated, readily scalable, multiplexed readout scheme is employed to reduce the number of readout lines to 16. The cryogenic, optical, and electronic packaging to read out the array as well as characterization measurements are discussed.
Citation
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
106

Keywords

Superconducting circuits, Single photon detectors

Citation

Allman, M. , Verma, V. , Stevens, M. , Gerrits, T. , Horansky, R. , Lita, A. , Marsili, F. , Beyer, A. , Shaw, M. , Kumor, D. , Mirin, R. and Nam, S. (2015), A near-infrared 64-pixel superconducting nanowire single photon detector array with integrated multiplexed readout, Applied Physics Letters (Accessed April 27, 2024)
Created May 14, 2015, Updated February 19, 2017