Detecting Single Photons with Superconducting Nanowires

Doctoral thesis (2021)

Authors

J. Chang ImPhys/Optics - AS
Research Group
ImPhys/Optics (AS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2021 J. Chang
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https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:dddca4bd-d083-4138-b835-c9c84d8a99d1
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Published Date

2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Applied Sciences

Department

ImPhys/Imaging Physics

Research Group

ImPhys/Optics

Abstract

In the past decades, generating single photons on demand with well defined quantum states and detecting them after photon-photon or photon-matter interaction are central to the area of quantum optics and quantum information science. The ability to detect light efficiently at the single photon level offers unprecedented opportunities for a wide range of applications, including long-distance quantum key distribution, light detection and ranging, photonic quantum computing, weak light detection for astronomy and bio-imaging.