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Photon-Number Resolving SNSPD Array with SFQ Amplifier Circuit

Ota Kazuki, Masato Naruse, Taino Tohru, Kang Lin, Jian Chen, Wu Pei-Heng, Myoren Hiroaki

Published Oct 19, 2016• 0 citations
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