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arXiv:1803.02401 · Optics Express

Proposal for low-noise heralded single photons from cascaded downconversion

Patrick F. Poitras, Evan Meyer-Scott, Deny R. Hamel

Published May 4, 2018• 0 citations
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DOI
10.1364/oe.26.012930

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