NIST detector counts photons with 99 percent efficiency
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 20:35
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed the world's most efficient single photon detector, which is able to count individual particles of light travelling through fibre optic cables with roughly 99 percent efficiency. The team's efforts could bring improvements to secure electronic communication, advanced quantum computation and the measurement of optical power...