• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 8, Issue 6, 781 (2020)
Shuyu Zhou1、*, Shanchao Zhang2, Ying Wang3, and Yuzhu Wang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory for Quantum Optics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, SPTE, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • 3School of Mathematics and Physics, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China
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    Shuyu Zhou, Shanchao Zhang, Ying Wang, Yuzhu Wang. Applying a mixed light field generated from a two-level atomic ensemble to two-photon interference[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(6): 781
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