Time-correlated single-photon counting with superconducting single-photon detectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6372, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Stevens, Martin J ^a   Hadfield, Robert H ^a   Schwall, Robert E ^a   Nam, Sae Woo ^a   Mirin, Richard P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Superconducting photodetectors; Time correlated single photon counting

Indexed keywords

SUPERCONDUCTING PHOTODETECTORS; TIME-CORRELATED SINGLE-PHOTON COUNTING; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

PHOTONS;

EID: 33846229255     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.685447     Document Type: Conference Paper

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