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 …

The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in interest in new single-photon detector
technologies. A major cause of this trend has undoubtedly been the push towards optical …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) can provide fundamentally proven secure communication.
Towards application, the secret key rate (SKR) is a key figure of merit for any QKD system …

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

Single-photon detectors based on superconducting nanowires (SSPDs or SNSPDs) have
rapidly emerged as a highly promising photon-counting technology for infrared wavelengths …

We propose the use of superconducting nanowires as both target and sensor for direct
detection of sub-GeV dark matter. With excellent sensitivity to small energy deposits on …

Photonic-integrated circuits have emerged as a scalable platform for complex quantum
systems. A central goal is to integrate single-photon detectors to reduce optical losses …

The recent progress in integrated quantum optics has set the stage for the development of
an integrated platform for quantum information processing with photons, with potential …

Single‐photon detectors and nanoscale superconducting devices are two major candidates
for realizing quantum technologies. Superconducting‐nanowire single‐photon detectors …

The use of nanowires and nanowire structures as photodetectors is an emerging research
topic. Despite the large amount of reports on nanowire photoresponse that appeared in the …