Quantum detector tomography of a 2x2 multi-pixel array of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors
arXiv:2007.16048 · doi:10.1364/OE.404285
Abstract
We demonstrate quantum detector tomography of a commercial 2x2 array of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. We show that detector-specific figures of merit including efficiency, dark-count and cross-talk probabilities can be directly extracted, without recourse to the underlying detector physics. These figures of merit are directly identified from just four elements of the reconstructed positive operator valued measure (POVM) of the device. We show that the values for efficiency and dark-count probability extracted by detector tomography show excellent agreement with independent measurements of these quantities, and we provide an intuitive operational definition for cross-talk probability. Finally, we show that parameters required for the reconstruction must be carefully chosen to avoid oversmoothing the data.
arXiv comment7 pages, 3 figures
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