Optical and Near-IR Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) in the 2020s
arXiv:1908.02775
summary
The paper reviews the current status of optical and near‑infrared Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs), superconducting photon‑counting devices that record the energy and arrival time of individual photons without read noise or dark current, and discusses MKID‑based instruments.
Abstract
Optical and near-IR Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors, or MKIDs, are superconducting photon counting detectors capable of measuring the energy and arrival time of individual OIR photons without read noise or dark current. In this whitepaper we will discuss the current status of OIR MKIDs and MKID-based instruments.
Astro2020 APC Whitepaper. 16 pages, 10 figures
Topics & keywords
#microwave kinetic inductance detectors#optical photon counting#near‑infrared detectors#superconducting sensor technology#instrument developmentMKIDphoton countingenergy resolutionread‑noise‑freesuperconducting resonators