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Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology II

Characterization of single-photon emission dynamics in a telecom quantum dot

Daehyun Ahn, Ivan A. Burenkov, Lijun Ma, Donghan Lee, Mohamed Benyoucef, Sergey V. Polyakov

Published Mar 5, 2026• 0 citations
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10.1117/12.3081020

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