  At the core of quantum photonic information processing and sensing, two major
building pillarsare single-photon emitters and single-photon detectors. In this
review, we systematically summarize the working theory, material platform,
fabrication process, and game-changing applications enabled by state-of-the-art
quantum dots in nanowire emitters and superconducting nanowire single-photon
detectors. Such nanowire-based quantum hardware offers promising properties for
modern quantum optics experiments.We highlight several burgeoning quantum
photonics applications using nanowires and discuss development trends of
integrated quantum photonics. Also, we propose quantum information processing
and sensing experiments for the quantum optics community, and future
interdisciplinary applications.
