Enhanced photon communication through Bayesian estimation with an SNSPD array

Xiang Li; Jingrou Tan; Kaimin Zheng; Labao Zhang; Lijian Zhang; Weiji He; Pengwei Huang; Haochen Li; Biao Zhang; Qi Chen; Rui Ge; Shuya Guo; Tao Huang; Xiaoqing Jia; Qingyuan Zhao; Xuecou Tu; Lin Kang; Jian Chen; Peiheng Wu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.377900

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