(Nanowerk News) How can we combat data theft, which is a real issue for society? Quantum physics has the solution. Its theories make it possible to encode information (a qubit) in single particles of ...

Single photons in the mid-infrared can reveal faint galaxies or carry fragile quantum signals across space. They are valuable in astronomy, quantum communication, and even medical imaging. But ...

Researchers develop a new detector with over 84% photon detection efficiency and multiple operation modes NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon single-photon detectors (Si SPDs) play a ...

- Succeeded in developing a “Superconducting Wide-Strip Photon Detector” with a superconducting strip over 200 times wider than the conventional nanostrip - Achieves high productivity and polarization ...

Quantum fan: the new single-photon detector comprises 32 superconducting nanowires. (Courtesy: Ryan Lannom, JPL-Caltech/NASA) A new photon detector called PEACOQ can register the arrival times of ...

Researchers from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology developed the world’s first Superconducting Wide-Strip Photon Detector (SWSPD) by inventing an innovative structure ...

Researchers have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors can also be used as highly accurate particle detectors, and they have found the optimal nanowire size for high detection ...

Using single photons as qubits has become a prominent strategy in quantum information technology. Accurately determining the number of photons is crucial in various quantum systems, including quantum ...

A team from UNIGE, the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and neighbouring high-tech firm ID Quantique, a developer of quantum key distribution systems, quantum safe network encryption, single photon ...