Invited Review Article: Single-photon sources and detectors

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Matthew D. Eisaman · National Institute of Standards and Technology

Alan L. Migdall · University of Maryland, College Park

Sergey V. Polyakov · Joint Quantum Institute

Abstract

We review the current status of single-photon-source and single-photon-detector technologies operating at wavelengths from the ultraviolet to the infrared. We discuss applications of these technologies to quantum communication, a field currently driving much of the development of single-photon sources and detectors.

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Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Photonic and Optical Devices Quantum Information and Cryptography

Publication Details

Published in: Review of Scientific Instruments

Volume 82, Issue 7, pp. 071101-071101

DOI: 10.1063/1.3610677

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