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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 28 |
| Journal | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Jan 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Single-photon sources have a variety of applications. One of these is quantum radiometry, which is reported on in this paper in the form of an overview, specifically of the current state of the art in the application of deterministic single photon sources to the calibration of single photon detectors. To optimize single-photon sources for this purpose, extensive research is currently carried out at the European National Metrology Institutes (NMIs), in collaboration with partners from universities. Single-photon sources of different types are currently under investigation, including sources based on defect centres in (nano-)diamonds, on molecules and on semiconductor quantum dots. We will present, summarise, and compare the current results obtained at European NMIs for single-photon sources in terms of photon flux, single-photon purity, and spectral power distribution as well as the results of single-photon detector calibrations carried out with this type of light sources.
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- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
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In: Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, Vol. 128, No. 2, 28, 23.01.2022.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Single photon sources for quantum radiometry: a brief review about the current state-of-the-art
AU - Kück, Stefan
AU - López, Marco
AU - Hofer, Helmuth
AU - Georgieva, Hristina
AU - Christinck, Justus
AU - Rodiek, Beatrice
AU - Porrovecchio, Geiland
AU - Šmid, Marek
AU - Götzinger, Stephan
AU - Becher, Christoph
AU - Fuchs, Philipp
AU - Lombardi, Pietro
AU - Toninelli, Costanza
AU - Trapuzzano, Marco
AU - Colautti, Maja
AU - Margheri, Giancarlo
AU - Degiovanni, Ivo Pietro
AU - Traina, Paolo
AU - Rodt, Sven
AU - Reitzenstein, Stephan
N1 - Funding information: This work was funded by the project 17FUN06 SIQUST. This project has received funding from the EMPIR programme co-financed by the Participating States and from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. This project (EMPIR 20FUN05 SEQUME) has received funding from the EMPIR programme co-financed by the Participating States and from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Braunschweig International Graduate School of Metrology B-IGSM and the DFG Research Training Group 1952 Metrology for Complex Nanosystems. This work was also supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany’s Excellence Strategy—EXC- 2123 QuantumFrontiers—390837967.
PY - 2022/1/23
Y1 - 2022/1/23
N2 - Single-photon sources have a variety of applications. One of these is quantum radiometry, which is reported on in this paper in the form of an overview, specifically of the current state of the art in the application of deterministic single photon sources to the calibration of single photon detectors. To optimize single-photon sources for this purpose, extensive research is currently carried out at the European National Metrology Institutes (NMIs), in collaboration with partners from universities. Single-photon sources of different types are currently under investigation, including sources based on defect centres in (nano-)diamonds, on molecules and on semiconductor quantum dots. We will present, summarise, and compare the current results obtained at European NMIs for single-photon sources in terms of photon flux, single-photon purity, and spectral power distribution as well as the results of single-photon detector calibrations carried out with this type of light sources.
AB - Single-photon sources have a variety of applications. One of these is quantum radiometry, which is reported on in this paper in the form of an overview, specifically of the current state of the art in the application of deterministic single photon sources to the calibration of single photon detectors. To optimize single-photon sources for this purpose, extensive research is currently carried out at the European National Metrology Institutes (NMIs), in collaboration with partners from universities. Single-photon sources of different types are currently under investigation, including sources based on defect centres in (nano-)diamonds, on molecules and on semiconductor quantum dots. We will present, summarise, and compare the current results obtained at European NMIs for single-photon sources in terms of photon flux, single-photon purity, and spectral power distribution as well as the results of single-photon detector calibrations carried out with this type of light sources.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00340-021-07734-2
DO - 10.1007/s00340-021-07734-2
M3 - Article
VL - 128
JO - Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
JF - Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
SN - 1432-0649
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