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arXiv:1111.2915 · Nature Photonics

Ultrafast all-optical switching by single photons

Thomas Volz, Andreas Reinhard, Martin Winger, A. Badolato, Kevin J. Hennessy, Evelyn L. Hu, Ataç İmamoğlu

Published Aug 10, 2012• 441 citations
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10.1038/nphoton.2012.181

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