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From: Jerry on 24 Jan 2010 10:33
On Jan 24, 7:06 am, "Paul B. Andersen" <some...(a)somewhere.no> wrote:
> On 24.01.2010 10:58, Y.Porat wrote:

> >   if undetectable than what is the lowest linit
> > of photon energy that can be tedected
> > with   existing tools ??
>
> I think the current limit for single photon detection
> is in the near IR area. Say lambda = 1.5-2um.

The best limit that I could find on Google was about 0.6 mm in
the microwave range, in a 2003 paper. I'm sure the current limit
must be better, but I'd have to pay a visit to the university
library. Unfortuately, my car is in the shop, so I'm a bit stuck.

FIR and Microwave Photon Detection by Quantum Dots
Astafiev, O., T. Kutsuwa, V. Antonov and S. Komiyama
Quantum Transport and Quantum Coherence
J. Phys Soc. Jpn. Vol. (2003) Suppl. A pp. 102–105
http://jpsj.ipap.jp/link?JPSJS/72SA/102/pdf

Jerry
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