Utilizing Optical Transition Edge Sensors and Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors in Quantum Optics
Author(s) -
Thomas Gerrits,
Omar S. MagañaLoaiza,
Lynden K. Shalm,
Adriana E. Lita,
Varun B. Verma,
Sae Woo Nam,
Georg Harder,
Tim J. Bartley,
Christine Silberhorn
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
conference on lasers and electro-optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1364/cleo_at.2017.jm4e.4
Subject(s) - detector , physics , photon , quantum optics , optoelectronics , nanowire , superconductivity , photon counting , optics , transition edge sensor , condensed matter physics , bolometer
We present the current state-of-the art of single-photon detection in quantum optics using high-efficiency superconducting single photon detectors, the implementation of high-efficiency sources and the measurement of large photon number squeezing in waveguides.
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