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arXiv:2203.01430 · Nature Physics

On-demand directional microwave photon emission using waveguide quantum electrodynamics

Bharath Kannan, Aziza Almanakly, Youngkyu Sung, Agustín Di Paolo, David A. Rower, Jochen Braumüller, Alexander J. Melville, Bethany M. Niedzielski, Amir H. Karamlou, Kyle Serniak, Antti P. Vepsäläinen, Mollie E. Schwartz, Jonilyn Yoder, Roni Winik, Joel I-Jan Wang, Terry P. Orlando, Simon Gustavsson, Jeffrey A. Grover, William D. Oliver

Published Jan 5, 2023• 142 citations
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10.1038/s41567-022-01869-5

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