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arXiv:2007.12654 · Nature Nanotechnology

A bright and fast source of coherent single photons

Natasha Tomm, Alisa Javadi, Nadia O. Antoniadis, Daniel Najer, Matthias C. Löbl, Alexander Rolf Korsch, Rüdiger Schott, Sascha René Valentin, Andreas Dirk Wieck, Arne Ludwig, Richard John Warburton

Published Jan 28, 2021• 602 citations
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10.1038/s41565-020-00831-x

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