Real-time Imaging Systems for Superconducting Nanowire Single-photon Detector Arrays

Download or read book Real-time Imaging Systems for Superconducting Nanowire Single-photon Detector Arrays written by Matthias Hofherr and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superconducting nanowire singe-photon detectors (SNSPD) are promising detectors in the field of applications, where single-photon resolution is required like in quantum optics, spectroscopy or astronomy. These cryogenic detectors gain from a broad spectrum in the optical and infrared range and deliver low dark count rates and low jitter times. This thesis improves the understanding of the detection mechanism of SNSPDs and intodruces new and promising multi-pixel readout concepts. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.