Single photon generation and detection : [physics and applications] 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