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NIST research on quantum computing and communications includes a recent demonstration of a device that can count about 20,000 photons (the smallest units of light) per second. Here, NIST physicist Sae Woo Nam Sae Woo Nam holds a circuit used to amplify signals from the new photon detector.

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by National Institute of Standards and Technology at https://flickr.com/photos/63059536@N06/5881388183. It was reviewed on 7 September 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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