On the measurement of intensity correlations from laboratory and astronomical sources with SPADs and SNSPDs

Edward Schroeder; Philip Mauskopf; Genady Pilyavsky; Adrian Sinclair; Nathan Smith; Sean Bryan; Hamdi Mani; Dmitry Morozov; Karl Berggren; Di Zhu; Konstantin Smirnov; Yuriy Vakhtomin

doi:10.1117/12.2233536

On the measurement of intensity correlations from laboratory and astronomical sources with SPADs and SNSPDs

Edward Schroeder, Philip Mauskopf, Genady Pilyavsky, Adrian Sinclair, Nathan Smith, Sean Bryan, Hamdi Mani, Dmitry Morozov, Karl Berggren, Di Zhu, Konstantin Smirnov, Yuriy Vakhtomin

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Abstract

We describe the performance of detector modules containing silicon single photon avalanche photodiodes (SPADs) and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) to be used for intensity interferometry. The SPADs are mounted in fiber-coupled and free-space coupled packages. The SNSPDs are mounted in a small liquid helium cryostat coupled to single mode fiber optic cables which pass through a hermetic feed-Through. The detectors are read out with microwave amplifiers and FPGA-based coincidence electronics. We present progress on measurements of intensity correlations from incoherent sources including gas-discharge lamps and stars with these detectors. From the measured laboratory performance of the correlation system, we estimate the sensitivity to intensity correlations from stars using commercial telescopes and larger existing research telescopes.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	9907
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510601932
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233536
State	Published - 2016
Event	Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: Jun 27 2016 → Jul 1 2016

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Other	Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V
Country	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	6/27/16 → 7/1/16

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Keywords

FPGA
Hanbury Brown and Twiss
Intensity interferometry
ROACH2
Single Photon Avalanche Diode
Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detector
Time-to-digital converter

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Schroeder, E., Mauskopf, P., Pilyavsky, G., Sinclair, A., Smith, N., Bryan, S., Mani, H., Morozov, D., Berggren, K., Zhu, D., Smirnov, K., & Vakhtomin, Y. (2016). On the measurement of intensity correlations from laboratory and astronomical sources with SPADs and SNSPDs. In Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V (Vol. 9907). [99070P] SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233536

On the measurement of intensity correlations from laboratory and astronomical sources with SPADs and SNSPDs. / Schroeder, Edward; Mauskopf, Philip; Pilyavsky, Genady; Sinclair, Adrian; Smith, Nathan; Bryan, Sean; Mani, Hamdi; Morozov, Dmitry; Berggren, Karl; Zhu, Di; Smirnov, Konstantin; Vakhtomin, Yuriy.

Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V. Vol. 9907 SPIE, 2016. 99070P.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Schroeder, E, Mauskopf, P, Pilyavsky, G, Sinclair, A, Smith, N, Bryan, S, Mani, H, Morozov, D, Berggren, K, Zhu, D, Smirnov, K & Vakhtomin, Y 2016, On the measurement of intensity correlations from laboratory and astronomical sources with SPADs and SNSPDs. in Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V. vol. 9907, 99070P, SPIE, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 6/27/16. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233536

Schroeder, Edward ; Mauskopf, Philip ; Pilyavsky, Genady ; Sinclair, Adrian ; Smith, Nathan ; Bryan, Sean ; Mani, Hamdi ; Morozov, Dmitry ; Berggren, Karl ; Zhu, Di ; Smirnov, Konstantin ; Vakhtomin, Yuriy. / On the measurement of intensity correlations from laboratory and astronomical sources with SPADs and SNSPDs. Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V. Vol. 9907 SPIE, 2016.

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