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Springer proceedings in physics

Visible Light Generation by Sum Frequency Conversion for Quantum Sensing and Imaging

Sunao Kurimura, Yuta Kochi, Junko Ishi‐Hayase

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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10.1007/978-981-96-9782-3_25

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