NDLI: A new noise source in superconducting tunnel junction photon detectors

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Author	Wilson, C.M. Frunzio, L. Segall, K. Li, L. Prober, D.E. Schiminovich, D. Mazin, B. Martin, C. Vasquez, R.
Copyright Year	2002
Abstract	We report on the development of an "all-in-one" detector that provides spectroscopy, imaging, photon timing, and high quantum efficiency with single photon sensitivity: the optical/UV single-photon imaging spectrometer using superconducting tunnel junctions. Our devices utilize a lateral trapping geometry. Photons are absorbed in a Ta thin film, creating excess quasiparticles. Quasiparticles diffuse and are trapped by Al/AlO/sub x//Al tunnel junctions located on the sides of the absorber. Imaging devices have tunnel junctions on two opposite sides of the absorber. Position information is obtained from the fraction of the total charge collected by each junction. We have measured the single photon response of our devices. For photon energies between 2 eV and 5 eV we measure an energy resolution between 0.47 eV and 0.40 eV respectively on a selected region of the absorber. We see evidence that thermodynamic fluctuations of the number of thermal quasiparticles in the junction electrodes leads to current noise that far exceeds the expected shot noise of the dc bias current. We believe that this may limit the resolution of our present generation of detectors at the operating temperature of 0.22 K.
Sponsorship	Council on Superconductivity Appl. Superconductivity Conference Inc MIT
Starting Page	645
Ending Page	648
Page Count	4
File Size	512471
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10518223
Volume Number	11
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2001-03-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Superconducting device noise Josephson junctions Optical imaging Optical noise Superconducting photodetectors Spectroscopy Timing Optical films Optical sensors Geometrical optics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Condensed Matter Physics Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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