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Sae Woo Nam is affiliated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines including physics, engineering, and computer science, with a particular focus on specialized subfields such as atomic and molecular physics, optics, artificial intelligence, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, and instrumentation.

Their research interests encompass several key topics, notably quantum information and cryptography, photonic and optical devices, neural networks and reservoir computing, atomic and subatomic physics research, advanced semiconductor detectors and materials, quantum mechanics and applications, and mechanical and optical resonators.

Sae Woo Nam's publication record includes work in various high-impact venues with frequent contributions to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Superconductor Science and Technology

Notable recent papers include:

  • Quantum computational advantage with a programmable photonic processor, 2022, Nature
  • Demonstration of sub-3 ps temporal resolution with a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector, 2020, Nature Photonics
  • Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors with 98% system detection efficiency at 1550 nm, 2020, Optica
  • New Constraints on Dark Photon Dark Matter with Superconducting Nanowire Detectors in an Optical Haloscope, 2022, Physical Review Letters
  • Broadband Solenoidal Haloscope for Terahertz Axion Detection, 2022, Physical Review Letters

The scientist collaborates extensively, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Richard P. Mirin
  • Varun B. Verma
  • Adriana E. Lita
  • Matthew D. Shaw
  • Boris Korzh

This profile reflects Sae Woo Nam's multi-disciplinary approach to advancing research in quantum technologies, photonics, and related engineering fields through both experimental innovation and theoretical studies.

Best Publications

  • Significant-Loophole-Free Test of Bell's Theorem with Entangled Photons

    Marissa Giustina;Marissa Giustina;Marijn A. M. Versteegh;Marijn A. M. Versteegh;Soeren Wengerowsky;Soeren Wengerowsky;Johannes Handsteiner;Johannes Handsteiner

  • Strong Loophole-Free Test of Local Realism.

    Lynden K. Shalm;Evan Meyer-Scott;Bradley G. Christensen;Peter Bierhorst

  • Detecting single infrared photons with 93% system efficiency

    F. Marsili;V. B. Verma;J. A. Stern;S. Harrington

  • Rabi oscillations in a large Josephson-junction qubit.

    John M. Martinis;Sae Woo Nam;Jose A. Aumentado;C Urbina

  • Quantum key distribution over a 40-dB channel loss using superconducting single-photon detectors

    Hiroki Takesue;Sae Woo Nam;Qiang Zhang;Robert H. Hadfield;Robert H. Hadfield

  • Counting near-infrared single-photons with 95% efficiency

    Adriana E. Lita;Aaron J. Miller;Sae Woo Nam

  • Bell violation using entangled photons without the fair-sampling assumption

    Marissa Giustina;Alexandra Mech;Sven Ramelow;Bernhard Wittmann

  • Demonstration of sub-3 ps temporal resolution with a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector

    Boris Korzh;Qing-Yuan Zhao;Jason P. Allmaras;Simone Frasca

  • Decoherence in josephson phase qubits from junction resonators.

    R. W. Simmonds;K. M. Lang;D. A. Hite;S. Nam

  • Detection-loophole-free test of quantum nonlocality, and applications.

    B. G. Christensen;K. T. McCusker;J. Altepeter;B. Calkins

  • Quantum circuits with many photons on a programmable nanophotonic chip.

    J. M. Arrazola;V. Bergholm;K. Brádler;T. R. Bromley

  • Detection of single infrared, optical, and ultraviolet photons using superconducting transition edge sensors

    B. Cabrera;R. M. Clarke;P. Colling;A. J. Miller

  • Long-distance decoy-state quantum key distribution in optical fiber.

    Danna Rosenberg;Jim W. Harrington;Patrick R. Rice;Philip A. Hiskett

  • Demonstration of a low-noise near-infrared photon counter with multiphoton discrimination

    Aaron J. Miller;Sae Woo Nam;John M. Martinis;Alexander V. Sergienko

  • Exclusion limits on the WIMP-nucleon cross section from the cryogenic dark matter search.

    R. Abusaidi;D. S. Akerib;P. D. Barnes;D. A. Bauer

  • Decoherence of a superconducting qubit due to bias noise

    John M. Martinis;Sae Woo Nam;Jose A. Aumentado;Kristine Lang

  • Nanophotonic rare-earth quantum memory with optically controlled retrieval.

    Tian Zhong;Jonathan M. Kindem;John G. Bartholomew;Jake Rochman

  • Quantum teleportation from a telecom-wavelength photon to a solid-state quantum memory

    F. Bussières;C. Clausen;A. Tiranov;B. Korzh

  • Noise-free high-efficiency photon-number-resolving detectors

    Danna Rosenberg;Adriana E. Lita;Aaron J. Miller;Sae Woo Nam

  • Demonstrating sub-3 ps temporal resolution in a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector

    B. A. Korzh;Q-Y. Zhao;S. Frasca;J. P. Allmaras

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard P. Mirin
Richard P. Mirin National Institute of Standards and Technology
Francesco Marsili
Francesco Marsili Facebook (United States)
Robert H. Hadfield
Robert H. Hadfield University of Glasgow
John M. Martinis
John M. Martinis University of California, Santa Barbara
Kent D. Irwin
Kent D. Irwin Stanford University
Gene C. Hilton
Gene C. Hilton National Institute of Standards and Technology
Kartik Srinivasan
Kartik Srinivasan University of Maryland, College Park
Shigehito Miki
Shigehito Miki National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Christine Silberhorn
Christine Silberhorn University of Paderborn

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