Synchronized time tagger for single-photon detection in one- and two-dimension quantum experiments
At a Glance
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| Publication Date | 2022-06-01 |
| Journal | Review of Scientific Instruments |
| Authors | Runchuan Ye, Xue Lin, Feifei Zhou, Yulin Dai, Qidi Hu |
| Institutions | Hefei University of Technology, Zhejiang Lab |
| Citations | 3 |
Abstract
Section titled âAbstractâWe report a synchronized time tagger based on a field-programmable-gate-array chip for one- or two-dimensional quantum experiments that require precise single-photon detections. The time tagger has a 9.2 ps single-shot root-mean-square precision and is equipped with a 1 GB dynamic memory for data storage. Because the relationship between the control parameter and acquired data is guaranteed by using hardware synchronization, the experiment can be performed much faster than conventional schemes that are based on software synchronization. With this technique, an improvement of up to 61.3% in efficiency is observed in a typical nitrogen-vacancy center quantum experiment. We further show advanced optical features of the center using the detected high-resolution photon-arrival information and provide detailed electrical benchmarking of the device. This technique could be easily extended to other quantum control systems.
Tech Support
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