〈Q|School Single Photonics ShortÌýCourse: Sources, Detectors and Measurements
〈Q|School Single Photonics ShortÌýCourse: Sources, Detectors and Measurements​
August 12–15, 2025
University of Colorado Boulder
In cooperation with researchers and metrologists from around the world, the University of Colorado BoulderÌýwill present a short course consisting of lectures and hands-on lab interaction. Demonstrations and labs will be provided by industrial partners active in the field.
Presented by: ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder and NIST
Diamond Supporter: Hamamatsu Photonics
Partnering with: Colorado Photonics Industry Association, Keysight, Quantum Opus,Thorlabs,Ìý PicoQuant, FormFactor, Ìýand Swabian Instruments
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Who should attend?
ÌýÌý Technologists looking for an introduction to a new field and networking
ÌýÌý Experienced engineers or techniciansÌýin a related field looking for an introduction
ÌýÌý ​Researchers seeking a better understanding of and expressing measurement resultsÌý
“This is one of the best educational investments I have made.â€
— Eva Yao
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Topics to include:
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Detectors
PMTs, SPADs, SNSPDs, TESs (if you don’t know the acronyms, come to the course!) How do we define detection efficiency? What is detector tomography?
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Sources
Down conversion, quantum dots, nitrogen vacancies. What’s the difference between a single photon source and simply ‘faint light’?
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Measurements and use cases
Detection efficiency, photon number, dark counts, jitter, dark counts.ÌýWhat is ‘spooky action at a distance’? What does a calibration report tell me?
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Engineering
Cryogenics, optics, optical fibers and optimization, statistics and uncertainty
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Questions?
Please contactÌýÌýÌýcubit@colorado.edu.