The schematic diagram of the single-photon source system and the efficiency of the single-photon source surpassing the loss tolerance threshold. (Image by PAN et al.) Research teams led by Prof. PAN ...

The proposed method uses a single rare-earth ion, trapped inside a tapered optical fiber, to directly generate and guide single photons within the fiber, representing a key low-cost component for ...

Researchers are learning to flip light on and off one particle at a time, turning single photons into a controllable resource instead of a random byproduct of exotic materials. By engineering ...

Strengthening the brightness of single-photon light sources with magnetism. (Nanowerk News) As the demand for more secure data transmission increases, conventional communication technologies are ...

Stefanie Barz (University of Stuttgart) has demonstrated a source of single photons that combines on-demand operation with record-high photon quality in the telecommunications C-band – a key step ...

Sparrow Quantum, a Copenhagen-based startup specializing in single-photon emitters suitable for a range of quantum technology applications, has raised €21.5 million in a series A funding round. Led by ...

Researchers at Tampere University and their collaborators from Germany and India have experimentally confirmed that angular momentum is conserved when a single photon is converted into a ...

Quantum Computing Inc., an integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company, has announced the successful shipment of its first commercial entangled photon source to support research in ...