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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 11, 1127014(2025)

Research Progress on Photon Blockade Effect in Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics (Invited)

Jing Tang1,2 and Yuangang Deng3、*
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  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong , China
  • 2Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Physics and System Integration Applications, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong , China
  • 3Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Metrology and Sensing, School of Physics and Astronomy, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519082, Guangdong , China
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    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Feb. 24, 2025

    Accepted: Apr. 17, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 17, 2025

    The Author Email: Yuangang Deng (ygdeng@mail.sysu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP250682

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP250682

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