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Communications in computer and information science

Crystalline Waveguides for Efficient Integrated Quantum Memories

M. Chan, Alban Ferrier, A. Talneau, Perrine Berger, Loïc Morvan, Sacha Welinski

Published Jan 1, 2026• 0 citations
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10.1007/978-3-032-13852-1_17

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