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Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 45, Issue 3, 032702(2024)

GHz photon-number resolving detection with high detection efficiency and low noise by ultra-narrowband interference circuits

Tingting Shi^1,2,3, Yuanbin Fan¹, Zhengyu Yan¹, Lai Zhou¹, Yang Ji^2,3, and Zhiliang Yuan^1、*

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¹Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Beijing 100193, China

²Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China

³College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Tingting Shi, Yuanbin Fan, Zhengyu Yan, Lai Zhou, Yang Ji, Zhiliang Yuan. GHz photon-number resolving detection with high detection efficiency and low noise by ultra-narrowband interference circuits[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2024, 45(3): 032702

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Received: Sep. 14, 2023

Accepted: --

Published Online: Apr. 24, 2024

The Author Email: Yuan Zhiliang (ZLYuan)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/45/3/032702

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