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Photonics Research, Volume. 9, Issue 2, 259(2021)

Mid-infrared photon counting and resolving via efficient frequency upconversion

Kun Huang1、*, Yinqi Wang1, Jianan Fang1, Weiyan Kang2, Ying Sun2, Yan Liang2, Qiang Hao2, Ming Yan1, and Heping Zeng1,3,4,5,6
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • 2School of Optical Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 3Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, Jinan 250101, China
  • 4CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 5Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
  • 6e-mail: hpzeng@phy.ecnu.edu.cn
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    Kun Huang, Yinqi Wang, Jianan Fang, Weiyan Kang, Ying Sun, Yan Liang, Qiang Hao, Ming Yan, Heping Zeng, "Mid-infrared photon counting and resolving via efficient frequency upconversion," Photonics Res. 9, 259 (2021)

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    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Sep. 18, 2020

    Accepted: Dec. 27, 2020

    Published Online: Feb. 2, 2021

    The Author Email: Kun Huang (khuang@lps.ecnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.410302

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