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The observed behavior in which light falling on certain metals can eject electrons from the surface.

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Shot noise limited detection

Shot noise is caused by the quantum nature of light. I assume you're familiar with the idea. Speaking loosely, light is described by a wave function that spreads like in classical wave optics, but on …
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