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    Area of Science:

    • Quantum optics
    • Superconducting electronics
    • Photonics

    Background:

    • Superconducting nanostrip single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) are crucial for quantum information processing and low-light detection.
    • Integrating large SNSPD arrays requires efficient readout electronics to handle high data rates.
    • Existing multiplexing schemes can limit the operational speed of SNSPD arrays.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate the high-speed operation of a 16-element SNSPD array.
    • To integrate a single flux quantum (SFQ) multiplexer for signal processing.
    • To evaluate the system's performance in terms of detection efficiency and timing.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of a 16-element SNSPD array.
    • Integration with a custom-designed SFQ multiplexer.
    • Characterization of the system's detection efficiency, timing jitter, and temporal resolution.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved high-speed operation of the 16-element SNSPD array.
    • The SFQ multiplexer reshaped and bundled SNSPD output signals into sub-nanosecond pulses.
    • Demonstrated a system detection efficiency of 80% at 1550 nm with 45 ps timing jitter.
    • Successfully resolved photons at 1 ns intervals.
    • Minimized detection efficiency reduction during dead time.

    Conclusions:

    • The SFQ multiplexer enables high-speed readout for SNSPD arrays.
    • The demonstrated system is suitable for applications requiring fast and efficient single-photon detection.
    • This integration advances the development of scalable quantum photonic systems.