Single-Photon and Photon-Number-Resolving Detectors

Several important advances were reported in single-photon detectors and photon-number-resolving detectors in 2011. New materials with smaller superconducting gaps were demonstrated for superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) that led to improved signal-to-noise ratios and infrared...

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Main Authors: R. P. Mirin, S. W. Nam, M. A. Itzler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2012-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6251855/