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Quantum Technology: Driving Commercialisation of an Enabling Science

Hollow-core fiber for near-infrared quantum communication

Umberto Nasti, Ian A. K. Davidson, Hesham Sakr, Francesco Poletti, Ross J. Donaldson

Published Jan 11, 2023• 0 citations
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10.1117/12.2644693

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