Laser Technology, Volume. 46, Issue 1, 38(2022)

Review of quantum sources based on spontaneous parametric down-conversion

LIU Xiyu1, CUI Yuqing1, LIU Jin2, and ZHAO Tianming1、*
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    Received: Jul. 2, 2021

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    Published Online: Feb. 28, 2022

    The Author Email: ZHAO Tianming (zhaotm@scnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.7510/jgjs.issn.1001-3806.2022.01.002

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