Can you explain how did you get this number for the red wavelength?
Also can we fundamentally "see" a photon?
I was using 635nm as the wavelength (basically a red laser). That gives you:
3 x 10^8 / 635 x 10^-7 = 4.7 x 10^14
Which should be about 470 terahertz (4.72 x 10^14) give or take a bit. To sample that "perfectly" you'd need to sample at twice the frequency or about 940 terahertz or (9.4 x 10^14).
As to your second question, I know that there are single photon detectors. Past that, you've got me. I don't know if that can be classified as "seeing" or not. As to size, there's https://briankoberlein.com/2015/04/14/thats-about-the-size-o... but that might or might not make sense.
That's about the limit of what I'm willing/able to say on the subject.