Direct detection of a single photon by humans

The detection limit of human vision has remained unclear. Using a quantum light source capable of generating single-photon states of light, authors here report that humans can perceive a single photon incidence on the eye with a probability above chance.

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Autores principales:	Jonathan N. Tinsley, Maxim I. Molodtsov, Robert Prevedel, David Wartmann, Jofre Espigulé-Pons, Mattias Lauwers, Alipasha Vaziri
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2016
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Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/f90f715846104c03aeef1e20b5525abf
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f90f715846104c03aeef1e20b5525abf2021-12-02T17:32:20ZDirect detection of a single photon by humans10.1038/ncomms121722041-1723https://doaj.org/article/f90f715846104c03aeef1e20b5525abf2016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12172https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The detection limit of human vision has remained unclear. Using a quantum light source capable of generating single-photon states of light, authors here report that humans can perceive a single photon incidence on the eye with a probability above chance.Jonathan N. TinsleyMaxim I. MolodtsovRobert PrevedelDavid WartmannJofre Espigulé-PonsMattias LauwersAlipasha VaziriNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2016)
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description	The detection limit of human vision has remained unclear. Using a quantum light source capable of generating single-photon states of light, authors here report that humans can perceive a single photon incidence on the eye with a probability above chance.
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title	Direct detection of a single photon by humans
title_short	Direct detection of a single photon by humans
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Direct detection of a single photon by humans

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