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Vol. 10, Issue 10, 2388 (2022)

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Chao-Ni Zhang^1、2、†, Hang Li^1、2、†, Jian-Peng Dou^1、2, Feng Lu^1、2, Hong-Zhe Yang^1、2, Xiao-Ling Pang^1、2, and Xian-Min Jin^{1、2、3、*}

Author Affiliations

¹Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

²CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

³TuringQ Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200240, China

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Chao-Ni Zhang, Hang Li, Jian-Peng Dou, Feng Lu, Hong-Zhe Yang, Xiao-Ling Pang, Xian-Min Jin. Hong–Ou–Mandel interference linking independent room-temperature quantum memories[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(10): 2388 Copy Citation Text

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