Single-photon detectors with picosecond timing resolution have advanced rapidly in the past
decade. This has spurred progress in time-correlated single-photon counting applications …

Lidar has already achieved long-distance and high-accuracy detection due to the improved
sensitivity and timing accuracy of single-photon detectors (SPDs). However, single-photon …

Two decades after their demonstration, superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
(SNSPDs) have become indispensable tools for quantum photonics as well as for many …

Superconducting optoelectronic hardware could be used to create large-scale and
computationally powerful artificial spiking neural networks. The approach combines …

Single-photon detectors based on superconducting thin films have become a viable class of
technologies for widespread usage in quantum optics. In this tutorial paper we introduce the …

Quantum technologies are poised to move the foundational principles of quantum physics to
the forefront of applications. This roadmap identifies some of the key challenges and …

The maximal speed v∗ for magnetic flux quanta is determined by the energy relaxation of
unpaired electrons and is thus essential for superconducting microstrip single-photon …

The ability to detect individual light quanta–single photons–is prized across many fields of
physics from astronomy to quantum optics. Superconducting photon detectors offer …

Measurements of photon temporal correlations have been the mainstay of experiments in
quantum optics. Over the past several decades, advancements in detector technologies …

Single-photon detection via absorption in current-biased nanoscale superconducting
structures has become a preferred technology in quantum optics and related fields. Single …