Photon antibunching in downconverted light

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2417-2423

  Torgerson, J R ^a   Mandel, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 0031507514     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.002417     Document Type: Article

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