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The Japan Society of Applied Physics

Development of a single flux quantum-based signal processor for a photon-number-resolving system by using superconducting nanowire single photon detectors

Shigeyuki Miyajima, Fumihiro China, Masahiro Yabuno, Shigehito Miki, Hirotaka Terai

Published Jul 10, 2019• 1 citation
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