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The European Physical Journal D

Controllable quantum interface between itinerant optical photon and microwave photonic memory

Chuan-Sheng Yang, Yan‐Lei Zhang, Guang‐Can Guo, Xu‐Bo Zou

Published Jan 1, 2020• 1 citation
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10.1140/epjd/e2019-100447-8

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