Commentary: New developments in single photon detection in the short wavelength infrared regime

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Collins, Robert J ^a   Hadfield, Robert H ^a   Buller, Gerald S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79851477952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3314890     Document Type: Note

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