Single optical photon detection with a superconducting tunnel junction

Peacock et al report a super-conducting device that can overcome limitations associated with decreasing wavelengths, and which has performance characteristics far superior to existing photon counting systems.

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Nature (London) 1996-05, Vol.381 (6578), p.135-137
Main Authors:	Peacock, A, Verhoeve, P, Rando, N, van Dordrecht, A, Taylor, B. G, Erd, C, Perryman, M. A. C, Venn, R, Howlett, J, Goldie, D. J, Lumley, J, Wallis, M
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Applied sciences Astronomy Atoms & subatomic particles Electronics Exact sciences and technology Optoelectronic devices Physics Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices Superconductivity
Citations:	Items that this one cites Items that cite this one
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!