---
_id: '61110'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: '<jats:p>By analyzing the physics of multi-photon absorption in superconducting
    nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs), we identify physical components of
    jitter. From this, we formulate a quantitative physical model of the multi-photon
    detector response that combines the local detection mechanism and local fluctuations
    (hotspot formation and intrinsic jitter) with the thermoelectric dynamics of resistive
    domains. Our model provides an excellent description of the arrival-time histogram
    of a commercial SNSPD across several orders of magnitude, both in arrival-time
    probability and across mean photon number. This is achieved with just three fitting
    parameters: the scaling of the mean arrival time of voltage response pulses, as
    well as the Gaussian and exponential jitter components. Our findings have important
    implications for photon-number-resolving detector design, as well as applications
    requiring low jitter, such as light detection and ranging (LIDAR).</jats:p>'
article_number: '086113'
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Mariia
  full_name: Sidorova, Mariia
  last_name: Sidorova
- first_name: Timon
  full_name: Schapeler, Timon
  id: '55629'
  last_name: Schapeler
  orcid: 0000-0001-7652-1716
- first_name: Alexej D.
  full_name: Semenov, Alexej D.
  last_name: Semenov
- first_name: Fabian
  full_name: Schlue, Fabian
  id: '63579'
  last_name: Schlue
- first_name: Michael
  full_name: Stefszky, Michael
  id: '42777'
  last_name: Stefszky
- first_name: Benjamin
  full_name: Brecht, Benjamin
  id: '27150'
  last_name: Brecht
  orcid: '0000-0003-4140-0556 '
- first_name: Christine
  full_name: Silberhorn, Christine
  id: '26263'
  last_name: Silberhorn
- first_name: Tim
  full_name: Bartley, Tim
  id: '49683'
  last_name: Bartley
citation:
  ama: Sidorova M, Schapeler T, Semenov AD, et al. Jitter in photon-number-resolved
    detection by superconducting nanowires. <i>APL Photonics</i>. 2025;10(8). doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0273752">10.1063/5.0273752</a>
  apa: Sidorova, M., Schapeler, T., Semenov, A. D., Schlue, F., Stefszky, M., Brecht,
    B., Silberhorn, C., &#38; Bartley, T. (2025). Jitter in photon-number-resolved
    detection by superconducting nanowires. <i>APL Photonics</i>, <i>10</i>(8), Article
    086113. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0273752">https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0273752</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Sidorova_Schapeler_Semenov_Schlue_Stefszky_Brecht_Silberhorn_Bartley_2025,
    title={Jitter in photon-number-resolved detection by superconducting nanowires},
    volume={10}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0273752">10.1063/5.0273752</a>},
    number={8086113}, journal={APL Photonics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Sidorova,
    Mariia and Schapeler, Timon and Semenov, Alexej D. and Schlue, Fabian and Stefszky,
    Michael and Brecht, Benjamin and Silberhorn, Christine and Bartley, Tim}, year={2025}
    }'
  chicago: Sidorova, Mariia, Timon Schapeler, Alexej D. Semenov, Fabian Schlue, Michael
    Stefszky, Benjamin Brecht, Christine Silberhorn, and Tim Bartley. “Jitter in Photon-Number-Resolved
    Detection by Superconducting Nanowires.” <i>APL Photonics</i> 10, no. 8 (2025).
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0273752">https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0273752</a>.
  ieee: 'M. Sidorova <i>et al.</i>, “Jitter in photon-number-resolved detection by
    superconducting nanowires,” <i>APL Photonics</i>, vol. 10, no. 8, Art. no. 086113,
    2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0273752">10.1063/5.0273752</a>.'
  mla: Sidorova, Mariia, et al. “Jitter in Photon-Number-Resolved Detection by Superconducting
    Nanowires.” <i>APL Photonics</i>, vol. 10, no. 8, 086113, AIP Publishing, 2025,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0273752">10.1063/5.0273752</a>.
  short: M. Sidorova, T. Schapeler, A.D. Semenov, F. Schlue, M. Stefszky, B. Brecht,
    C. Silberhorn, T. Bartley, APL Photonics 10 (2025).
date_created: 2025-09-01T11:12:19Z
date_updated: 2025-09-02T10:47:08Z
department:
- _id: '623'
- _id: '15'
doi: 10.1063/5.0273752
external_id:
  arxiv:
  - arXiv:2503.17146
intvolume: '        10'
issue: '8'
keyword:
- Jitter
- PNR
- SNSPD
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
oa: '1'
project:
- _id: '191'
  name: 'PhoQuant: Photonische Quantencomputer -  Quantencomputing Testplattform'
- _id: '239'
  name: 'ERC-Grant: QuESADILLA: Quantum Engineering Superconducting Array Detectors
    in Low-Light Applications'
publication: APL Photonics
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2378-0967
publication_status: published
publisher: AIP Publishing
status: public
title: Jitter in photon-number-resolved detection by superconducting nanowires
type: journal_article
user_id: '55629'
volume: 10
year: '2025'
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