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International Journal of Theoretical Physics

Single-photon router: Implementation of Information-Holding of Quantum States

Guo-An Yan, Hua Lu, Aixi Chen

Published Mar 7, 2016• 6 citations
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10.1007/s10773-016-2965-3

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