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We show how the parallel connection of photo-sensitive supercon-ducting nanowires can be used to count the number of photons in an optical pulse, down to the single-photon level. Using this principle we demonstrate photon-number resolving detectors with unprecedented sensitivity and speed at telecommunication wavelengths.
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Fiore, A. et al. (2009). Counting Photons Using a Nanonetwork of Superconducting Wires. In: Cheng, M. (eds) Nano-Net. NanoNet 2008. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02427-6_20
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