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Only one photon

Nature Physics volume 19, page 604 (2023)Cite this article

Single-photon detection is fundamental in many fields, including quantum technologies. Silvia Butera captures the developments of this detector technology.

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Butera, S. Only one photon. Nat. Phys. 19, 604 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02010-w

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