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Photon number resolution without optical mode multiplication.

Anton N Vetlugin^1,2, Filippo Martinelli^1,2, Shuyu Dong^1,3

¹Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies, TPI, Nanyang Technological University, 637371 Singapore.

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Summary

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This study introduces a new photon number resolving detection method using coherent absorption in a distributed detector array. This approach overcomes efficiency limitations for faster, more accurate photon counting without optical mode multiplication.

Keywords:

distributed coherent perfect absorption photon-number resolving detectors single-photon detector arrays superconducting-nanowire single-photon detectors temporal and spatial multiplexing

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Superconducting Devices

Background:

Traditional photon number resolution methods use on-off detectors with mode multiplexing, facing trade-offs between detection efficiency and rate.
Existing techniques limit the ability to accurately discriminate between multiple photons, hindering advancements in quantum information processing.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel photon number resolving detection method that overcomes the limitations of existing techniques.
To enable efficient and fast discrimination of an arbitrary number of photons.
To provide a scalable solution for high-efficiency photon counting.

Main Methods:

Introduced a method utilizing coherent absorption of a single optical mode within a distributed detector array.
Replaced traditional mode multiplexing with a distributed detector architecture.
Demonstrated the concept using an array of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors.

Main Results:

Achieved complete and uniform absorption of light across the distributed detector array.
Showcased the potential for arbitrarily high photon number discrimination efficiency by increasing array size.
Validated the method's effectiveness with realistic superconducting nanowire single-photon detector parameters.

Conclusions:

The proposed method offers a simple and effective approach for photon number resolution without optical mode multiplication.
This technique enables high-efficiency discrimination of numerous photons in large detector arrays.
The findings pave the way for improved quantum measurement and sensing technologies.