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Superconductor Ups Single-Photon Detection Accuracy

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Improving on earlier technology, a single-photon detector made of superconducting nanowires offers reduced temporal jitter with less demanding cooling requirements. This greater precision at a higher temperature makes the new detector useful for communications research and experiments involving quantum entanglement and teleportation. A colorized micrograph of a single-photon detector made of superconducting nanowires patterned on molybdenum silicide. The image is about 35 μm across. Courtesy of Verma/NIST. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...Read full article

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