Hamamatsu Photonics
Hamamatsu Photonics is the world's leading manufacturer of photomultiplier tubes, single-photon detectors, and photonic components used extensively in quantum computing, quantum communication, and quantum sensing. The company's superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) and avalanche photodiodes are critical components for photonic quantum computing companies like PsiQuantum, Xanadu, and Quandela. Hamamatsu's products are also used in QKD systems and quantum networking experiments worldwide.
- Country
- Japan
- Founded
- 1953
- Stage
- Public
Stock · Tokyo: 6965
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