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Experimental Research on Single-photon Detector Calibration and Comparison for the Collinear and Nonlinear Phase Matching Modes

郭园园 GUO Yuan-yuan, 高冬阳 GAO Dong-yang, 胡友勃 HU You-bo, 李健军 Li Jianjun, 郑小兵 Zheng Xiaobing, 闫静 YAN Jing

Published Jan 1, 2017• 0 citations
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10.3788/gzxb20174602.0223001

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