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Journal of Semiconductors
Vol. 45, Issue 3, 032702 (2024)

GHz photon-number resolving detection with high detection efficiency and low noise by ultra-narrowband interference circuits

Tingting Shi^1、2、3, Yuanbin Fan¹, Zhengyu Yan¹, Lai Zhou¹, Yang Ji^2、3, and Zhiliang Yuan^1、*

Author Affiliations

¹Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Beijing 100193, China

²Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China

³College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Tingting Shi, Yuanbin Fan, Zhengyu Yan, Lai Zhou, Yang Ji, Zhiliang Yuan. GHz photon-number resolving detection with high detection efficiency and low noise by ultra-narrowband interference circuits[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2024, 45(3): 032702 Copy Citation Text

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Tingting Shi, Yuanbin Fan, Zhengyu Yan, Lai Zhou, Yang Ji, Zhiliang Yuan. GHz photon-number resolving detection with high detection efficiency and low noise by ultra-narrowband interference circuits[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2024, 45(3): 032702

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