Mid-infrared photon counting and resolving via efficient frequency upconversion

Kun Huang; Yinqi Wang; Jianan Fang; Weiyan Kang; Ying Sun; Yan Liang; Qiang Hao; Ming Yan; Heping Zeng

doi:10.1364/PRJ.410302

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