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Regularized linearization for quantum nonlinear optical cavities: application to degenerate optical parametric oscillators

Navarrete-Benlloch, C., Roldan, E., Chang, Y., Shi, T.

Published Sep 23, 2014• 14 citations
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Author: Navarrete-Benlloch, Carlos et al.; Genre: Journal Article; Published online: 2014-09-23; Title: Regularized linearization for quantum nonlinear optical cavities: application to degenerate optical parametric oscillators

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