Single-Photon Generation and Detection : Physics and Applications /
Migdall, Alan,editor of compilation.
Polyakov, Sergey,editor of compilation.
Fan, Jingyun,editor of compilation.
Bienfang, Joshua,editor of compilation.
Photon statistics, measurements, and measurements tools -- Photomultiplier tubes -- Semiconductor-based detectors -- Novel semiconductor single-photon detectors -- Detectors based on superconductors -- Hybrid detectors -- Single-photon detector calibration -- Quantum detector tomography -- The first single-photon sources -- Parametric down-conversion -- Four-wave mixing in single-mode optical fibers -- Single emitters in isolated quantum systems -- Generation and storage of single photons in collectively excited atomic ensembles.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Photons.
Photon detectors.