Publications, talks and poster presentation directly related to the JRP

Journal papers:

  1. G. Brida, I. P. Degiovanni, M. Genovese, V. Schettini, S.Polyakov, A. Migdall, Experimental test of quantumness for a single particle, Optics Express 16, 11750-11758 (2008)
  2. M. Sildoja, F. Manoocheri, and E. Ikonen, Reflectance Calculations for a Predictable Quantum Efficient Detector, Metrologia 46, S151-S154 (2009)
  3. M. Rajteri, E. Taralli, C. Portesi, E. Monticone, J. Beyer, Photon-number Discriminating Superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors, Metrologia 46, S283-S287 (2009)
  4. G. Brida, I. P. Degiovanni, V. Schettini, S. V. Polyakov, A. L. Migdall, Improved implementation and modeling of deadtime reduction in an actively multiplexed detection systems, Journal of Modern Optics 56, 405-412 (2009)
  5. A. Allevi, A. Andreoni, M. Bondani, G. Brida, M. Genovese, M. Gramegna, P. Traina, S. Olivares, M. G. A. Paris, G. Zambra, State reconstruction by on/off measurements, Physical Review A 80, 022114 (2009)
  6. G. Brida, M. Genovese, M. Gramegna, P. Traina, E. Predazzi, S. Olivares, M. Paris, Toward a full reconstruction of density matrix by on/off measurements, International Journal of Quantum Information 7, 27-32 (2009)
  7. G. Brida, I. P. Degiovanni, F. Piacentini, V. Schettini, S. V. Polyakov, A. L. Migdall, Scalable multiplexed detector system for high rate telecom-band single photon detection, Review of Scientific Instrumentation 80, 116103 (2009)
  8. P. J. Thomas, J. Y. Cheung, C. J. Chunnilall, M. H. Dunn, Measurement of photon indistinguishability to a quantifiable uncertainty using a Hong-Ou-Mandel Interferometer, Applied Optics 49, 11, 2173-2182 (2010)
  9. T. Kübarsepp, M. White, Ten-element photodetector for optical power measurements, Applied Optics 49, 19, 3774-3779 (2010)
  10. E. Taralli, C. Portesi, L. Lolli, E. Monticone, M. Rajteri, I.Novikov, J. Beyer, Impedance measurements on fast Transition-Edge Sensor for optical and near-infrared range, Supercondutor Science and Technology 23,105012 (2010)
  11. J. C. Zwinkels, E. Ikonen, N. P. Fox, G. Ulm, M. L. Rastello, Radiometry, photometry and the candela: evolution in the classical and quantum world, Metrologia 47, R15. This paper is one of 12 highlighted papers in Metrologia. (2010)
  12. R. Hubbard, Yu. B. Ovchinnikov, J. Hayes, D. J. Richardson, Y. J. Fu, S. D. Lin, P. See, A. G. Sinclair, Wide spectral range confocal microscope based on endlessly single-mode fiber, Optics Express 18, 18811-18819 (2010)
  13. E. Theocharous, M. A. Itzler, J. Y. Cheung, C. J. Chunnilall, The characterisation of the linearity of response and spatial uniformity of response of two InGaAsP/InP Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes, IEEE J Quantum Electronics 46, 11, 1561-1567 (2010)
  14. G. Brida, I. Degiovanni, M. Genovese, M. L. Rastello, I.Ruo-Berchera, Detection of multimode spatial correlation in PDC and application to the absolute calibration of a CCD camera, Optics Express 18, 20572 (2010)
  15. L. Lolli, G. Brida, I. P. Degiovanni, M. Gramegna, E. Monticone, F. Piacentini, C. Portesi, M. Rajteri, I. Ruo Berchera, E. Taralli,P. Traina, Ti/Au TES as superconducting detector for quantum technologies, International Journal of Quantum Information 9, 405-413 (2011)
  16. P. J. Thomas, M. H. Dunn, D. J. M. Stothard, D. A. Walsh, C. J.Chunnilall, A pump enhanced source of telecom-band correlated photon pairs, Journal of Modern Optics 58, 8, 631-639 (2011)
  17. P. J. Thomas, C. J. Chunnilall, D. J. M. Stothard, D. A. Walsh, M. H. Dunn, Production of degenerate polarization entangled photon pairs in the telecom band from a pump enhanced parametric downconversion process, Optics Express 18, 25, 26600-26612 (2010)
  18. J. Y. Cheung, C. J. Chunnilall, G. Porrovecchio, M. Smîd, E. Theocharous, Low optical power reference detector implemented in the validation of two independent techniques for calibrating photon-counting detectors, Optics Express 19, 21, 20347-20363 (2011)
  19. T. Kübarsepp, M. White, Characterisation of the throughput beam of a ten photodiode transmission trap detector, Metrologia 48, 359 (2011)
  20. W. Schmunk, M. Rodenberger, S. Peters, H. Hofer, S. Kück, Radiometric Calibration of Single Photon Detectors by a Single Photon Source based on NV-centers in diamond, Journal of Modern Optics 58, 14, 1252-1259 (2011)
  21. L. Lolli, Ti/Au TES as photon-number resolving detector Il Nuovo Cimento C, vol.34,n.5, p.209-214 (2011)
  22. L. Lolli, E. Taralli, C. Portesi, D. Alberto, M. Rajteri, E. Monticone, Ti/Au Transition-Edge Sensors Coupled to Single Mode Optical Fibers Aligned by Si V-Groove IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 21, 3, 215-218 (2011)
  23. D. Alberto, M. Rajteri, E. Taralli, L. Lolli, C. Portesi, E.Monticone, Y. Jia, R. Garello, M. Greco, Optical Transition-Edge Sensors Single Photon Pulse Analysis IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 21, 3, 285-288 (2011)
  24. A. Avella, G. Brida, I. P. Degiovanni, M. Genovese, M. Gramegna, L. Lolli, E. Monticone, C. Portesi, M. Rajteri, M. L. Rastello, E. Taralli, P. Traina and M. White, Self consistent, absolute calibration technique for photon number resolving detectors, Optics Express, 19, 23, 23249 (2011)

Journal papers, submitted for publication:

  1. G. Brida, J. Y. Cheung, I. P. Degiovanni, M. Gramegna, T. Kübarsepp, M. G. Mingolla, I. Müller, G. Porrovecchio, M. L. Rastello, M. Smîd, L. Werner, Toward Traceable Few Photon Radiometry, submitted to Optics Express, (2011)

Conference contributions:

  1. G. Brida, Experimental test of quantumness for a single particle, Quantum 2008: IV workshop ad memoriam of Carlo Novero, Torino, Italy, 19 - 23 May 2008
  2. M. Gramegna, On/off Detection Method for Reconstructing the Statistics of Quantum Optical States: An Overview, The Third International Conference on Quantum, Nano and Micro Technologies ICQNM, Cancun, Mexico, 1-7 February 2009
  3. S. Peters, W. Schmunk, H. Hofer, S. Kück, Metrological validation of photodetectors by using a single photon source based on NV-centers in diamond, European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the XIth European Quantum Electronics Conference, Poster JSII.P.2, Munich, Germany, 2009
  4. W. Schmunk, S. Peters, H. Hofer, S. Kück, Metrologie für Einzelphotonenquellen und –detektoren, Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, Q 55.6, Hamburg, Germany, 2009
  5. A. R. Beaumont, J. Y. Cheung, C. J. Chunnilall, M. H. Dunn, G. Porrovecchio, M. Smid, E. Theocharous, P. J. Thomas, Towards quantum based metrology for photonic technologies, OFMC, National Physical Laboratory, UK, 2009
  6. I. P. Degiovanni, Suppressing detection and gate deadtimes in a multiplexed detector array for high rate telecom-band photon counting, 18th International Laser Physics Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, 13- 17 July 2009
  7. M. Genovese, Full reconstruction of density matrix by on/off method, 18th International Laser Physics Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, 13 - 17 July 2009
  8. I. P. Degiovanni, Detection and gate deadtimes reduction in multiplexed detector array for high rate telecom-band photon counting, talk at the Single Photon Workshop, NIST, Boulder, USA, 3 - 6 November 2009
  9. A. R. Beaumont, J. Y. Cheung, C. J. Chunnilall, G. Porrovecchio, M. Smid, E. Theocharous, P. J. Thomas, J. M. Williams, Measurement standards and techniques for photon counting technologies, talk at the Single Photon Workshop, NIST, Boulder, USA, 3 - 6 November 2009
  10. P. J. Thomas, C. J. Chunnilall, M. H. Dunn, A source of entangled photons for the 1550 nm telecommunications window, talk at the Single Photon Workshop, NIST, Boulder, USA, 3 - 6 November 2009
  11. W. Schmunk, H. Hofer, S. Peters, M. Rodenberger, S. Kück, Radiometric calibration of single-photon counting detectors, poster at the Single Photon Workshop, NIST, Boulder, USA, 3 - 6 November 2009
  12. P. J. Thomas, J. Y. Cheung, C. J. Chunnilall, M. H. Dunn, The measurement of photon indistinguishability to a quantifiable uncertainty using a Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer, poster at the Single Photon Workshop, NIST, Boulder, USA, 3 - 6 November 2009
  13. W. Schmunk, S. Peters, M. Rodenberger, H. Hofer, S. Kück, Radiometrische Kalibrierung von Einzel-Photonen Detektoren, Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, Reihe 6: 45 (2010), 1, 282. Talk Q 59.7, DPG Frühjahrstagung der Sektion AMOP, Hannover, Germany, 8 - 12 March 2010
  14. J. Gran, S. S. Hoem, L. Werner, I. Müller, M. Sildoja, F. Manoocheri, M. L. Rastello, Quantum candela - a project within a new european metrology research programme, Norwegian Electrooptics Meeting, Älesund, 7 - 8 April 2010
  15. S. Kück, S. Peters, W. Schmunk, H. Hofer, M. Rodenberger, Metrological characterization of single photon detector quantum efficiency, Quantum 2010: Advances in Foundations of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information with atoms and photons, Torino, Italy, 23 - 29 May 2010
  16. E. T. Theocharous, J. Y. Cheung, C. J. Chunnilall, Characterisation of photon counting systems at NPL, Proceedings of SPIE, 7681, 768105, 2010
  17. C. R. Fitzpatrick et al. A superconducting nanowire single-photon detector system for quantum dot single-photon source characterisation, Proceedings of SPIE, 7681, 768105, 2010
  18. W. Schmunk, S. Peters, M. Rodenberger, H. Hofer, S. Kück, Einfluss der Photonenstatistik auf die Kalibrierung von Einzelphotonendetektoren, Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, 75th Annual Meeting and combined DPG Spring Meeting, Dresden, Germany, 13 - 18 March 2011
  19. W. Schmunk, M. Gramegna, G. Brida, I. P. Degiovanni, M. Genovese, H. Hofer, S. Kück, L. Lolli, M. G. Paris, S. Peters, M. Rajteri, M. Rodenberger, A. Ruschhaupt, E. Taralli, P. Traina, Studying Photon Number Distributions of (NV-) Single-Photon Centres, Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, 75th Annual Meeting and combined DPG Spring Meeting, Dresden, Germany, 13 - 18 March 2011
  20. S. Peters, W. Schmunk, M. Rodenberger, H. Hofer, S. Kück, Relative calibration techniques for characterising single photon detectors Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, Conference Digest, European Physical Society, CH.P.25 WED, Munich, Germany, 2011
  21. W. Schmunk, M. Gramegna, G. Brida, I. P. Degiovanni, M. Genovese, H. Hofer, S. Kück, L. Lolli, M. G. Paris, S. Peters, M. Rajteri, M. Rodenberger, A. Ruschhaupt, E. Taralli, P. Traina, Studying Single Photon Number Distribution of NV-centre emission in diamond Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, Conference Digest, European Physical Society, CH.5.5 THU, Munich, Germany, 2011
  22. Maria Luisa Rastello, Metrology Towards Quantum-Based Photon Standards, Invited talk at the Single Photon Workshop, Braunschweig, Germany, 27 - 30 June 2011
  23. T. Guerreiro, B. Sanguinetti, E. Pomarico, H. Zbinden, S. Peters, S. Kück, Quantum Cloning Radiometer: towards higher accuracy Single Photon Workshop, Braunschweig, Germany, 27 - 30 June 2011
  24. I. Müller, R. Klein, J. Hollandt, G. Ulm, L. Werner, Towards Traceable Calibration of Single Photon Detectors using Synchrotron Radiation, Single Photon Workshop, Braunschweig, Germany, 27 - 30 June 2011
  25. G. Porrovecchio, J. Y. Cheung, C. J. Chunnilall, J. R. Mountford, M. Smîd, M. G. White, A transfer standard for the low power / few photon regime - the trap detector plus switched integration amplifier Single Photon Workshop, Braunschweig, Germany, 27 - 30 June 2011
  26. A. M. Racu, S. Peters, W. Schmunk, H. Hofer, S. Kück, A. Behrends, A. Bakin, A. Waag, J. K. Mishra, U. Rossow, A. Hangleiter, S. Shvarkov, A. D. Wieck, Impurity centres in GaN and AlN for novel single photon sources, Single Photon Workshop, Braunschweig, Germany, 27 - 30 June 2011
  27. W. Schmunk, S. Peters, M. R. Rodenberger, A. M. Racu, H. Hofer, S. Kück, Relative detection efficiency calibration of single photon avalanche photo detectors using non-classical light, Single Photon Workshop, Braunschweig, Germany, 27 - 30 June 2011
  28. G. Brida, J. Cheung, I. Degiovanni, M. Gramegna, T. Kübarsepp, M. G. Mingolla, I. Mueller, G. Porrovecchio, M. L. Rastello, M. Smid, L. Werner, Toward Traceable Few Photon Radiometry accepted for presentation at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19. - 23. September 2011
  29. G. Brida, I. P. Degiovanni, M. Genovese, M. Gramegna, L. Lolli, E. Monticone, C. Portesi, M. Rajteri, M. L. Rastello E. Taralli, P. Traina, M. White, Photon number resolving detectors: absolute calibration without reference standards, submitted as post deadline paper to the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011
  30. J. Gran, T. Kübarsepp, M. Sildoja, F. Manoocheri, E. Ikonen, I. Müller, Simulations of Predictable Quantum Efficient Detector with PC1D, accepted for presentation at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011
  31. T. Kübarsepp, M. White, P. Jaanson, Beam properties of trap detectors, accepted for presentation at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011
  32. F. Manoocheri, M. Sildoja, M. Merimaa, E. Ikonen, I. Müller, L. Werner, J. Gran, S. Hoem, T. Kübarsepp, G. Porrovecchio, M. Smîd, G. Brida, M. L. Rastello, Predictable Quantum Efficient Detector (PQED), accepted for presentation (invited talk) at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011
  33. I. Müller, G. Brida, J. Gran, S.S. Hoem, E. Ikonen, T. Kübarsepp, U. Linke, F. Manoocheri, M. Sildoja, M. Smîd, L. Socaciu-Siebert, L. Werner, Predictable Quantum Efficient Detector II: Characterization Results accepted for presentation at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011
  34. G. Porrovecchio, J. Y. Cheung, C. J. Chunnilall, J. R. Mountford, M. Smîd, M. G. White, A transfer standard for the low power / few photon regime – the trap detector plus switched integrator amplifier, accepted for presentation at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011
  35. A. M. Racu, S. Peters, W. Schmunk, H. Hofer, S. Kück, A. Behrends, A. Bakin, A. Waag , J. K. Mishra, U. Rossow, A. Hangleiter, A. Wieck, K. Trunov, Towards novel AlN and GaN based single photon sources, accepted for presentation at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011
  36. S. Samset Hoem, J. Gran, M. Sildoja, F. Manoocheri, E. Ikonen, I. Müller, Physics of self-induced photodiodes, accepted for presentation at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011
  37. W. Schmunk, M. Gramegna, G. Brida, I. P. Degiovanni, M. Genovese, H. Hofer, S. Kück, L. Lolli, M. G. A. Paris, S. Peters, M. Rajteri, A.M. Racu, A. Ruschhaupt, E. Taralli, P. Traina, Studying Photon Number Distribution of NV-Centre Emission in nano-diamonds, accepted for presentation at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011
  38. W. Schmunk, M. Rodenberger, S. Peters, H. Hofer, A. M. Racu, S.Kück, Relative detection efficiency calibration of single photon avalanche photo detectors using non-classical light from nitrogen-vacancy defect centres in nano diamonds, accepted for presentation at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011
  39. M. Sildoja, F. Manoocheri, M. Merimaa, E. Ikonen, I. Müller, L. Werner, J. Gran, T. Kübarsepp, M. Smîd, M. L. Rastello, Predictable Quantum Efficient Detector I: Photodiodes and Design, accepted for presentation at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011
  40. E. Theocharous, M. A. Itzler, C. J. Chunnilall, J. Y Cheung, J. R. Mountford, The evaluation of two InGaAsP/InP Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes at NPL, accepted for presentation at the 11th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 19 - 23 September 2011

Other publications, presentations, posters:

  1. E. Ikonen, Silicon photodiodes as efficient detectors of light, invited talk, Proceedings of the Northern Optics 2009 Conference, p. 30, Vilnius, Lithuania, 26 - 28 August 2009
  2. E. Ikonen, A. Haapalinna, M. Sildoja and F. Manoocheri, Photon-to-electron converter with 1 ppm quantum deficiency, poster, Proceedings of the Northern Optics 2009 Conference, p. 114, Vilnius, Lithuania, 26 - 28 August 2009
  3. W. Schmunk, S. Peters, H. Hofer, S. Kück, Metrological characterisation of single photon sources, Summer School of Metrology, Goslar, Germany, 1 - 4 September 2008
  4. W. Schmunk, H. Hofer, S. Peters, M. Rodenberger, S. Kück, Characterisation of Single Photon Sources for Metrological Applications, QUEST-workshop, Braunschweig, Germany, 2009
  5. S. Kück, The Joint Research Project T1 J2.3 Candela: Towards quantum-based photon standards BIPM, Paris, France, 14 September 2009
  6. W. Schmunk, Metrological characterization of single photon sources and detectors, International Graduate School of Metrology: Current Topics in Metrology V, Braunschweig, Germany, 19 November 2009
  7. W. Schmunk, H. Hofer, S. Peters, M. Rodenberger, S. Kück, Calibration of single-photon counting detectors 445th Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Seminar: Quantum Measurement and Metrology with Solid State Devices, Bad Honnef, Germany, 1 - 5 November 2009
  8. A. G. Sinclair, Quantum metrology with atoms and photons, invited talk at Photon10, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, 26 August 2010
  9. C. R. Fitzpatrick et al, A superconducting nanowire single-photon detector system for quantum dot single-photon source characterisation, poster (best poster prize), EngD Conference, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, 3 August 2010,
  10. C. R. Fitzpatrick et al, A superconducting nanowire single-photon detector system for quantum dot single-photon source characterisation, oral presentation, SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing 2010, Orlando, USA, 7 April 2010
  11. Peter Thomas, The application of spontaneous parametric downconversion to develop tools for validating photonic quantum information technologies, PhD thesis, NPL and St. Andrews University, UK, 4 August 2010
  12. G. Brida, Candela: towards quantum-based photon standards, oral presentation at Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Industrial (INTI), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14 January 2010
  13. C. R. Fitzpatrick et al., A superconducting nanowire single-photon detector system for quantum optics at telecom wavelengths, oral presentation at Photon10, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, 26 August 2010
  14. E. Ikonen, A. Haapalinna, M. Sildoja, and F. Manoocheri, Photon-to-electron converter with 1 ppm quantum deficiency, invited talk, Proceedings of Metrology Symposium, Queretaro, Mexico, October 2010
  15. C. R. Fitzpatrick et al., Quantum optics experiments with single-photon sources and detectors, oral presentation (best talk), EngD Conference, Heriot-watt University, Edinburgh, UK, 21 July 2011

Summary:

  • Journal papers: 22 (+ 3 submitted)
  • Conference contributions: 40
  • Other publications, presentations, posters: 15