Single photon source characterization with a superconducting single photon detector [PDF]
Superconducting single photon detectors (SSPD) based on nanopatterned niobium nitride wires offer single photon counting at fast rates, low jitter, and low dark counts, from visible wavelengths well into the infrared.
Mirin, R.P. +6 more
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Quantum detector tomography of a time-multiplexed superconducting nanowire single-photon detector at telecom wavelengths [PDF]
Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) are widely used in telecom wavelength optical quantum information science applications. Quantum detector tomography allows the positive-operator-valued measure (POVM) of a single-photon detector ...
Dorenbos, SN +33 more
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Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors: physics and applications [PDF]
Single-photon detectors based on superconducting nanowires (SSPDs or SNSPDs) have rapidly emerged as a highly promising photon-counting technology for infrared wavelengths.
Hadfield, Robert H +5 more
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Efficient single photon source based on μ-fibre-coupled tunable microcavity [PDF]
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (20070093863, 2014M3C1A3052537).Efficient and fast on-demand single photon sources have been sought after as critical components of ...
Lee, Chang-Min +12 more
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Two-photon interference at telecom wavelengths for time-bin-encoded single photons from quantum-dot spin qubits [PDF]
This work was supported by the JST through its ImPACT Program, NICT, NSF CCR-08 29694, NIST 60NANB9D9170, Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology, and the State of Bavaria. C.L. and M.M.F. acknowledge support through the AFOSR.
Natarajan, Chandra M. +16 more
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Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diode detectors: design, modeling, fabrication, and characterization at wavelengths 1310 and 1550 nm [PDF]
The design, modeling, fabrication, and characterization of single-photon avalanche diode detectors with an epitaxial Ge absorption region grown directly on Si are presented.
Lever, LJM +48 more
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Quantum key distribution using quantum dot single-photon emitting diodes in the red and near infrared spectral range [PDF]
We report on in-lab free space quantum key distribution (QKD) experiments over 40 cm distance using highly efficient electrically driven quantum dot single-photon sources emitting in the red as well as near-infrared spectral range.
Heindel, Tobias +37 more
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Overcoming phonon-induced dephasing for indistinguishable photon sources [PDF]
Reliable single photon sources constitute the basis of schemes for quantum communication and measurement based quantum computing. Solid state single photon sources based on quantum dots are convenient and versatile but the electronic transitions that ...
Gauger, Erik M. +3 more
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Free space quantum key distribution over 500 meters using electrically driven quantum dot single-photon sources-a proof of principle experiment [PDF]
The authors gratefully acknowledge expert sample preparation by M Emmerling and A Wolf as well as financial support by the German Ministry of Education and Research through the project QPENS and QUASAR.Highly efficient single-photon sources (SPS) can ...
Vest, Gwenaelle +14 more
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Subcentimeter depth resolution using a single-photon counting time-of-flight laser ranging system at 1550 nm wavelength [PDF]
We demonstrate subcentimeter depth profiling at a stand off distance of 330m using a time-of-flight approach based on time-correlated single-photon counting.
Nam, Sae Woo +13 more
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