Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 4, 0427001(2023)

Quantum-Enhancement Microscopy with Six-Photon Twin-Fock State

Xiaoju Ren, Huili Zheng, ZeZhun Shi, and GuangRi Jin*
Author Affiliations
  • Department of Physics, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Aug. 3, 2022

    Accepted: Sep. 13, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 16, 2023

    The Author Email: Jin GuangRi (grjin@zstu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS221563

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