Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector Chip (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector Chip

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NIST chip containing a single-photon detector was made of superconducting nanowires. Four chips like this were used in the experiment that entangled three photons.

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