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High-sensitive readout of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors using an AQFP comparator

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

Published Nov 18, 2020• 0 citations
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