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Research in Optical Sciences

Demonstrating the Quantum Nature of Light with a Single Detector

Gesine A. Steudle, Stefan Schietinger, David Höckel, Sander N. Dorenbos, Val Zwiller, Oliver J. Benson

Published Jan 1, 2012• 0 citations
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Abstract

Utilizing a superconducting detector with a very short dead time, we performed the most fundamental experiment to demonstrate the quantum nature of light consisting only of a quantum emitter and a single detector.
DOI
10.1364/qim.2012.qw4b.3

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