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Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 4, 601(2020)

Superconducting nanowire multi-photon detectors enabled by current reservoirs

Kai Zou1,2, Yun Meng1,2, Zhao Wang1,2, and Xiaolong Hu1,2、*
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  • 1School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronic Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300072, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Oct. 16, 2019

    Accepted: Feb. 15, 2020

    Published Online: Mar. 31, 2020

    The Author Email: Xiaolong Hu (xiaolonghu@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.380764

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