Modelling the performance of single-photon counting kinetic inductance detectors

Parrianen, Josie Dzifa Akua, Papageorgiou, Andreas, Doyle, Simon and Pascale, Enzo 2018. Modelling the performance of single-photon counting kinetic inductance detectors. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 193 (3-4) , pp. 113-119. 10.1007/s10909-018-2064-3

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Abstract

We present the first published results of near-infrared single-photon detection in aluminium lumped element kinetic inductance detectors (LEKIDs). Using aluminium as a well-understood material that follows conventional superconductor theory, we discuss and validate a model that describes the energy-resolving performance of a LEKID to single-photon absorption events. We also discuss data analysis techniques used to extract single-photon detections from noisy data. We measure an energy resolution of 662 meV for a 1550 nm photon source which is in close agreement to our model predictions for this non-optimised device limited by generation–recombination noise.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Publisher:	Springer Verlag (Germany)
ISSN:	0022-2291
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	4 September 2018
Date of Acceptance:	28 September 2018
Last Modified:	28 Feb 2019 21:05
URI:	http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/114606

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