The superconducting nanowire single-photon detector, or SNSPD, is renowned for its application in photon based quantum technologies and has been used in fields such as quantum information processing ...

Using single photons as qubits has become a prominent strategy in quantum information technology. Accurately determining the number of photons is crucial in various quantum systems, including quantum ...

Experts in nuclear physics and quantum information have demonstrated the application of a photon-number-resolving system to accurately resolve more than 100 photons. The feat is a major step forward ...

Quantum fan: the new single-photon detector comprises 32 superconducting nanowires. (Courtesy: Ryan Lannom, JPL-Caltech/NASA) A new photon detector called PEACOQ can register the arrival times of ...

Single photons in the mid-infrared can reveal faint galaxies or carry fragile quantum signals across space. They are valuable in astronomy, quantum communication, and even medical imaging. But ...

One notable type is the superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD). SNSPDs utilize ultra-thin superconducting wires that quickly transition from a superconducting state to a resistive ...

The wires in these detectors are arranged in a Peano arced-fractal pattern, which remains consistent across various scales. This unique design enables the detector to detect photons regardless of ...

A team from UNIGE, the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and neighbouring high-tech firm ID Quantique, a developer of quantum key distribution systems, quantum safe network encryption, single photon ...

About 80% of the universe's mass is thought to consist of dark matter. Yet, little is known about the composition and structure of the particles that make up dark matter, presenting physicists with ...

Quantum light generated through spontaneous four-wave mixing (SFWM) process in nonlinear materials, such as entangled photon pairs and single photons, is an important resource for various emerging ...