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Applied Physics B

SPDC photon pairs using a spatially anti-symmetric pump beam in a ppLN ridge waveguide

Ramesh Kumar, Joyee Ghosh

Published Oct 26, 2020• 5 citations
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10.1007/s00340-020-07537-x

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