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 ...

With the rise of quantum computers, the security of our existing communication systems is at risk. Quantum computers will be able to break many of the encryption methods used in current communication ...

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 ...

Researchers develop a new detector with over 84% photon detection efficiency and multiple operation modes. NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon single-photon detectors ...

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 ...

2025 is the Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Armed with deep research and timely dose of EU funding, what began as a risky idea in Copenhagen has become one of Europe's most scientifically and ...

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 ...