Single-photon source characterization with twin infrared-sensitive superconducting single-photon detectors

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

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

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

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIDELITY; SINGLE-PHOTON SOURCES; SUPERCONDUCTING SINGLE-PHOTON DETECTORS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS WAVELENGTHS;

LIGHT SOURCES; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 34249892171     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2717582     Document Type: Article

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