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Physical Review A

Ultrahigh gain generated by four-wave optical parametric amplification in a coupled quantum-dot–metallic-nanoshell system

Wen-Hao Zhao, Jian-Bo Li, Hongmei Gong, Si Xiao, Jin-Bo Hu, Yuxiang Peng

Published Feb 24, 2026• 1 citation
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10.1103/b9qq-3bnx

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