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Title: Quantum tomography of a single-photon state by photon-number parity measurements
Award ID(s):
1708023
PAR ID:
10108970
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Page Range / eLocation ID:
FF1A.6
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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