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arXiv:1804.02166 · Optik

Steps toward the experimental realization of surface plasmon polariton enhanced spontaneous parametric down-conversion

Ardi Loot, Ilmo Sildos, Valter Kiisk, Tavo Romann, V. Hizhnyakov

Published Jun 21, 2018• 3 citations
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10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.06.090

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