Author:
Strohauer Stefan,Wietschorke Fabian,Zugliani Lucio,Flaschmann Rasmus,Schmid Christian,Grotowski Stefanie,Müller Manuel,Jonas Björn,Althammer Matthias,Gross Rudolf,Finley Jonathan J.,Müller Kai
Abstract
We investigate the influence of helium ion irradiation on the properties of NbTiN superconducting single-photon detectors and observe enhanced detector performance. Tailoring the detector design and irradiation enables detectors that outperform optimized unirradiated detectors.