Hadfield, R. H. (2020) Superfast photon counting. Nature Photonics, 14(4), pp. 201-202. (doi: 10.1038/s41566-020-0614-0)
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Abstract
The news that superconducting nanowire detectors can detect single photons with a timing precision of just a few picoseconds will benefit applications ranging from sensing to quantum communications.
Item Type: | Articles (Editorial) |
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Additional Information: | Invited News and Views piece for Nature Photonics. |
Keywords: | Photon-counting, superconducting detector, quantum technology. |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Hadfield, Professor Robert |
Authors: | Hadfield, R. H. |
Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering |
Research Group: | Quantum Sensors |
Journal Name: | Nature Photonics |
Journal Abbr.: | NatPhoton |
Publisher: | Nature Research |
ISSN: | 1749-4885 |
ISSN (Online): | 1749-4893 |
Published Online: | 27 March 2020 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 Springer Nature Limited |
First Published: | First published in Nature Photonics 14(4): 201-202 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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