Technology hub: Quantum sensing and metrology

Function: Photon and particle detection

Detecting single photons, single electrons or particles, and resolving their number or energy, as in single-photon counting or dark-matter searches.

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Validation

Proposed — not yet validated by an expert

Sources

Quantum Flagship: Strategic Research and Industry Agenda (SRIA) for quantum technologies, draft for the second phase of the public consultation; chapter 3, Quantum Sensing & Metrology Roadmap Update 2026 (pp. 75 to 100), p. 89 (SNSPDs with photon-number resolution; detection of ions, molecules and nanoparticles); p. 90 (single-photon detectors; single-shot single-electron detectors) (read 2026-10-29)
CEN/CENELEC JTC 22 Quantum Technologies: Standardization Roadmap on Quantum Technologies, Release 1.1 (June 2025), JTC22 Q06; chapter 9, Quantum metrology, quantum sensing and quantum imaging, pp. 57-58 (6.4 Single-photon detectors: TES, SNSPD) (read 2026-10-29)
EPO and USPTO: G01J2001/442 Single-photon detection or photon counting (exact match) (read 2026-10-29)
OurResearch: T11803 Superconducting and THz Device Technology (related match) (read 2026-10-29)

Classification rules of this value

CPC: G01J2001/442, G01J2005/208; keywords: single-photon detect*, single photon detect*, photon counting, photon-number resolv*, photon number resolv*, snspd*, nanowire detector*, transition-edge sensor*, transition edge sensor*, kinetic inductance detector*, bolometer*, particle detect*, dark matter, axion*

4 confirmed items have this value.

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Sapphire Quantum Sensors for Low Mass Dark Matter Detection OpenAIRE Graph (national funders); no amount stated; Matched: “Dark Matter” in the title
Event-driven Imaging For Quantum Sensing of Low-Mass Dark Matter & Neutrinos (EDIQuS) Gateway to Research (United Kingdom); award value (Gateway to Research) GBP 52,314; Matched: “Dark Matter” in the title
Novel single photon detectors for quantum sensing in the extended infrared spectrum Gateway to Research (United Kingdom); no amount stated; Matched: “single photon detectors” in the title
Single microwave photon counting with a trapped electron quantum sensor Gateway to Research (United Kingdom); no amount stated; Matched: “photon counting” in the title

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