Direct measurement of the recovery time of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
arXiv:2003.06290 · doi:10.1063/5.0007976
Abstract
One of the key properties of single-photon detectors is their recovery time, i.e. the time required for the detector to recover its nominal efficiency. In the case of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs), which can feature extremely short recovery times in free-running mode, a precise characterisation of this recovery time and its time dynamics is essential for many quantum optics or quantum communication experiments. We introduce a fast and simple method to characterise precisely the recovery time of SNSPDs. It provides full information about the recovery of the efficiency in time for a single or several consecutive detections. We also show how the method can be used to gain insight into the behaviour of the bias current inside the nanowire after a detection, which allows predicting the behaviour of the detector and its efficiency in any practical experiment using these detectors.
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