Mid-infrared timing jitter of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

Abstract

Detector timing jitter is a key parameter in advanced photon counting applications. Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors offer the fastest timing jitter in the visible to telecom wavelength range and have demonstrated single-photon sensitivity in the mid-infrared spectral region. Here, we report on timing jitter in a NbTiN nanowire device from 1.56 to 3.5 μm wavelength, achieving a FWHM jitter from 13.2 to 30.3 ps. This study has implications for emerging time-correlated single-photon counting applications in the mid-infrared spectral region.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 21, 2022
Source ID
10.1063/5.0128129

Entities

People

  • Andrew D Beyer
  • Boris Korzh
  • Bruce Bumble
  • Dmitry Morozov
  • E. Mackenzie
  • Gregor G Taylor
  • Jason Allmaras
  • Matthew D. Shaw
  • Robert H. Hadfield

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • University of Glasgow

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

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