The ability of a customized avalanche-photodiode detector to distinguish the exact number of photons that it receives will simplify the tools required to perform reliable experiments in quantum optics.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$209.00 per year
only $17.42 per issue
Rent or buy this article
Prices vary by article type
from$1.95
to$39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Knill, E., Laflamme, R. & Milburn, G. J. Nature 409, 46–52 (2001).
Kardynal, B. E., Yuan, Z. L. & Shields, A. J. Nature Photon. 2 425–428 (2008).
Chuang, I. & Nielsen, M. A. Quantum computation and quantum information (Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 2000).
Nielsen, M. A. Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 2141 (2004).
Browne, D. E. & Rudolph, T. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 010501 (2005).
O'Brien, J. L. et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 080502 (2004).
Hennrich, M. et al. New J. Phys. 6, 86 (2004).
Miller, A. J., Nam, S. W., Martinis, J. M. & Sergienko, A. V. Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 7910793 (2003).
Gansen, E. J. et al. Nature Photon. 1, 585–588 (2007).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Milburn, G. Avalanche inspiration. Nature Photon 2, 392–393 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.113
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.113