Multimode quantum interference of photons in multiport integrated devices

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Peruzzo, Alberto ^a   Laing, Anthony ^a   Politi, Alberto ^a   Rudolph, Terry ^b   O'Brien, Jeremy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; MEASUREMENT; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PHOTON; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM YIELD;

EID: 79952324859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1228     Document Type: Article

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