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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 5 — Feb. 27, 2012
  • pp: 5017–5028

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Proposal for a superconducting photon number resolving detector with large dynamic range

Saeedeh Jahanmirinejad and Andrea Fiore  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 5, pp. 5017-5028 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.005017


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Abstract

We propose a novel photon number resolving detector structure with large dynamic range. It consists of the series connection of N superconducting nanowires, each connected in parallel to an integrated resistor. Photon absorption in a wire switches its current to the parallel resistor producing a voltage pulse and the sum of these voltages is measured at the output. The combination of this structure and a high input impedance preamplifier result in linear, high fidelity, and fast photon detection in the range from one to several tens of photons.

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OCIS Codes
(040.3780) Detectors : Low light level
(040.5160) Detectors : Photodetectors

ToC Category:
Detectors

History
Original Manuscript: November 9, 2011
Revised Manuscript: January 16, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: February 7, 2012
Published: February 14, 2012

Citation
Saeedeh Jahanmirinejad and Andrea Fiore, "Proposal for a superconducting photon number resolving detector with large dynamic range," Opt. Express 20, 5017-5028 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-5-5017


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