Intensified Tpx3Cam, a fast data-driven optical camera with nanosecond timing resolution for single photon detection in quantum applications

Nomerotski, A.; Chekhlov, M.; Dolzhenko, D.; Glazenborg, R.; Farella, B.; Keach, M.; Mahon, R.; Orlov, D.; Svihra, P.

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/18/01/c01023

Title: Intensified Tpx3Cam, a fast data-driven optical camera with nanosecond timing resolution for single photon detection in quantum applications

Journal Article · Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2023 · Journal of Instrumentation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/18/01/c01023· OSTI ID:1969903

Nomerotski, A. ^[1]; Chekhlov, M. ^[1]; Dolzhenko, D. ^[1]; Glazenborg, R. ^[2]; Farella, B. ^[1]; Keach, M. ^[1]; Mahon, R. ^[1]; Orlov, D. ^[2]; Svihra, P. ^[3]

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Photonis Netherlands BV, Roden (Netherlands)
Czech Technical University, Prague (Czech Republic); European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland)

Here we describe a fast data-driven optical camera, Tpx3Cam, with nanosecond scale timing resolution and 80 Mpixel/sec throughput. After the addition of intensifier, the camera is single photon sensitive with quantum efficiency determined primarily by the intensifier photocathode. The single photon performance of the camera was characterized with results on the gain, timing resolution and afterpulsing reported here. The intensified camera was successfully used for measurements in a variety of applications including quantum applications. As an example of such application, which requires simultaneous detection of multiple photons, we describe registration of photon pairs from the spontaneous parametric down-conversion source in a spectrometer. We measured the photon wavelength and timing with respective precisions of 0.15 nm and 3 ns, and also demonstrated that the two photons are anti-correlated in energy.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; 22-22

OSTI ID:: 1969903

Report Number(s):: BNL-224227-2023-JAAM; TRN: US2313453

Journal Information:: Journal of Instrumentation, Vol. 18, Issue 01; ISSN 1748-0221

Publisher:: Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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