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

Journal Article · Mon May 11 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4921318· OSTI ID:22399047

Verma, V. B.; Stevens, M.; Gerrits, T.; Horansky, R. D.; Lita, A. E.; Mirin, R.; Nam, S. W. ^[1]; Marsili, F.; Beyer, A.; Shaw, M. D. ^[2]; Kumor, D. ^[3]

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1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305-3328 (United States)
2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, California 91109 (United States)
3. Purdue University, 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 (United States)

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.

• OSTI ID: 22399047
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 19; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
DETECTION
EFFICIENCY
NANOWIRES
NEAR INFRARED RADIATION
PHOTODETECTORS
PHOTONS
READOUT SYSTEMS
SPACE