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A detector chip at the center of a green DSOC circuit board with connectors and NASA/JPL markings.
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DSOC superconducting nanowire single-photon detector PIA26141

A copy of the superconducting single-photon detector developed for NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications demonstration. Archival image dated October 2023.

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NASA / JPL-Caltech
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Photograph
Capture date
2023-10-04

Archival photograph. The capture date is identified by the source.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Public domain (United States), NASA/JPL-Caltech image reuse terms

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