ID281 Superconducting Nanowire

Push your photonic experiments and applications to new heights with our Swiss-made superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs), combining incredibly high detection efficiency, timing precision, low noise, and fast recovery time.

Mix and match up to 16 detectors in a single ID281 system. Choose from our Standard, Parallel, and Multi-Pixel detector designs with a range of user-customizable specifications for the best performance in your desired application.

Interested in a compact, rack-mounted solution? Check out the ID281 Pro SNSPD system.

Get the best out of your photonic experiments and applications with the ID281 Superconducting Nanowire Series today.

Learn more about Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors in our SNSPD Technology Spotlight.

What’s New

• Detectors with > 80% system detection efficiency and > 1 cps dark count rate at 1550 nm
• High efficiency at < 600 nm and > 2 μm
• New detector designs for improved photon-number resolution and ultrafast detection – watch our video podcast for more information

• Near-perfect detection efficiency: can exceed 95%
• Ultra-low noise: as low as < 1 cps dark count rate
• Superb precision with built-in cryogenic amplifiers: as low as < 25 ps timing jitter
• Mix and match up to 16 detectors, upgrade any time
• High count rates: ultrafast detectors with maximum detection rates above 100 Mcps for parallel devices, and above 1 Gcps for multi-pixel devices

ID281 Standard SNSPD: A single SNSPD with a linear nanowire meander, offering excellent overall performance in terms of system detection efficiency, detector noise, and timing precision. A polarization-insensitive version with a spiral meander is also available.

ID281 Parallel SNSPD: Several interleaved SNSPD pixels connected in parallel on a single readout line, offering ultrafast detection and photon-number resolution. These detectors accurately discriminate multiphoton states and achieve detection rates as high as 100 Mcps in some situations, while still benefiting from the efficiency, precision, noise performance and broadband operation of the ID281 SNSPD range.

ID281 Multi-Pixel SNSPD: Several independent SNSPD pixels each with their own readout lines, offering even faster detection rates > 1 Gcps and ‘dynamic’ PNR robust to longer pulse durations, while still benefiting from the efficiency, precision, noise performance and broadband operation of the ID281 SNSPD range.

Additionally, the analogue detection pulses must be turned into digital information, meaning the fastest and most precise timing instrumentation is a must-have.

IDQ delivers all this and more, making it the most complete and versatile SNSPD system around.

• Rack mounting customization for safety and mobility
• ID281 Control Box for plug-and-play operation
• ID1000 Time Controller for ultrafast ultra-precise data acquisition

Interested in a compact, rack-mounted solution? Check out the ID281 Pro SNSPD system.