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Single-photon scattering and nonreciprocal scattering characteristics of a double-driven giant atom coupled between waveguides

Haipeng Yu, Jun-Yi Lv, Zixuan Chen, Yi-Guang Xu, Chaofei Liu

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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10.2139/ssrn.5447935

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