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Physics Letters A

Improving spatial resolution in quantum imaging beyond the Rayleigh diffraction limit using multiphoton W entangled states

Jianming Wen, Shengwang Du, Min Xiao

Published Aug 1, 2010• 13 citations
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10.1016/j.physleta.2010.07.068

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