Single-Photon Detectors: New Physical Principles, Circuits and Applications – Now Open for Submissions!

Submit to this Special Topic today View in Browser SUBMIT AN ARTICLE MANAGE MY ALERTS ABOUT THE JOURNAL APL Photonics Call for Papers Special Topic- Single-Photon Detectors: New Physical Principles, Circuits and Applications Single-photon detectors (SPDs), whose sensitivity can reach the minimum energy unit of light, are a cutting-edge photodetector technology that endows humans with the ability to obtain information from the basic unit level of photons and has greatly promoted the development of quantum information, astronomical observation, biological imaging, and other scientific technologies. The core of promoting SPD technologies is the development of high-performance single-photon devices, as well as the related fundamental physics, materials, readout circuits, and system integration, which require interdisciplinary research on applied physics, microelectronic technology, optoelectronic technology, and quantum metrology. This Special Topic aims to report the exciting recent advances and emerging topics in superconductor/semiconductor-based SPD technologies, ranging from fundamental science and advanced techniques to practical applications. The advances should be of broad interest to the photonics community. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: • Semiconductor-type SPDs • Superconductor-type SPDs • SPD-based quantum photonics • Readout circuit of SPDs • LiDAR • Photomultiplication effect • Charge transport within SPDs • Emerging applications of SPDs Quantum imaging and microscopy • SPD imagers Guest Editors Labao Zhang, Nanjing University Qianqian Lin, Wuhan University Federica Villa, Politecnico di Milano Submission Deadline: July 31, 2025 LEARN MORE > Tell Us What You Think! Did you like this email? Yes > No >  Follow us on social media Copyright © 2025 AIP Publishing. All rights reserved. 1305 Walt Whitman Rd., Melville, NY 11747 You are receiving this email because you have opted-in to receive alerts from us. To guarantee delivery of this email please add journals@aip-info.org to your address book and safe senders list. If you no longer wish to receive emails from us then please unsubscribe or amend your settings.