Ultrafast single photon emitting quantum photonic structures based on a nano-obelisk

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kim, Je Hyung ^a   Ko, Young Ho ^a   Gong, Su Hyun ^a   Ko, Suk Min ^a   Cho, Yong Hoon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

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EID: 84881350408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02150     Document Type: Article

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