Title :
Optical Transition-Edge Sensors Single Photon Pulse Analysis
Author :
Alberto, D. ; Rajteri, M. ; Taralli, E. ; Lolli, L. ; Portesi, C. ; Monticone, E. ; Jia, Y. ; Garello, R. ; Greco, M.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fis. Gen., Univ. di Torino, Torino, Italy
fDate :
6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Transition-edge sensors (TES) are detectors able to count single photons from x-ray to infrared, generating pulses with amplitudes proportional to the absorbed photon energy. The TES performance depends on the sensor parameters and also on the noise level. The evaluation of the energy resolution is thus dependent on the type of signal analysis applied.
Keywords :
photodetectors; photon counting; pulse generators; superconducting particle detectors; TES performance; absorbed photon energy; count single photons; detectors; energy resolution; noise level; optical transition-edge sensors single photon pulse analysis; pulse generators; sensor parameters; signal analysis; Energy resolution; Histograms; Jitter; Noise measurement; Optical sensors; Photonics; Signal to noise ratio; Photodetectors; signal analysis; spectral analysis; superconducting radiation detectors;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2010.2087736
