The invention provides a method for detecting photons in a first frequency range, comprising the steps of: exciting a first
transmission medium by means of a first detection
signal at a first detection frequency, the first detection
signal excites electrons of the first
transmission medium from a
ground state of the first
transmission medium to a first
excited state of the first transmission medium; the first transmission medium is excited by a first
coupling signal at a first
coupling frequency, the first
coupling signal overlapping the first
probe signal in the first transmission medium, and electrons of the first transmission medium are excited to a predetermined excitation state of the first transmission medium. A first
photon incident on the first transmission medium in a first frequency range and having a first polarization excites electrons in a predetermined
excited state of the first transmission medium into another
excited state of the first transmission medium as part of a subsequent de-excitation of the electrons from the another excited state of the first transmission medium. Emitting a first
photon in a second frequency range; detecting a first
photon in the first frequency range and having a first polarization by detecting the first photon in the second frequency range; exciting the second transmission medium by means of a second detection signal at a second detection frequency, the second detection signal exciting electrons of the second transmission medium from a
ground state of the second transmission medium to a first excited state of the second transmission medium; the second transmission medium is excited by a second coupling signal at a second coupling frequency, the second coupling signal overlapping with the second detection signal in the second transmission medium, and electrons of the second transmission medium are excited to a predetermined excitation state of the second transmission medium. The second transmission medium is arranged such that a second photon incident on the second transmission medium in a first frequency range and having a second polarization excites electrons in a predetermined excited state of the second transmission medium into another excited state of the second transmission medium, the electrons being excited as part of a subsequent de-excitation of the electrons in the another excited state of the second transmission medium. Emitting a second photon in a second frequency range; and detecting second photons within the first frequency range and having a second polarization by detecting the second photons within the second frequency range. The invention also provides a
detector and a
system for realizing the method.