Nonlatching Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detection with Quasi-Constant-Voltage Bias
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Physics Express
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1882-0778,1882-0786
DOI: 10.1143/apex.5.125202