Continuous-Wave Single-Photon Transistor Based on a Superconducting Circuit

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Continuous-Wave Single-Photon Transistor Based on a Superconducting Circuit. / Kyriienko, Oleksandr; Sørensen, Anders Søndberg.

In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 117, No. 14, 140503, 28.09.2016.

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Kyriienko, O & Sørensen, AS 2016, 'Continuous-Wave Single-Photon Transistor Based on a Superconducting Circuit', Physical Review Letters, vol. 117, no. 14, 140503. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.140503

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Kyriienko, O., & Sørensen, A. S. (2016). Continuous-Wave Single-Photon Transistor Based on a Superconducting Circuit. Physical Review Letters, 117(14), [140503]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.140503

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Kyriienko O, Sørensen AS. Continuous-Wave Single-Photon Transistor Based on a Superconducting Circuit. Physical Review Letters. 2016 Sep 28;117(14). 140503. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.140503

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Kyriienko, Oleksandr ; Sørensen, Anders Søndberg. / Continuous-Wave Single-Photon Transistor Based on a Superconducting Circuit. In: Physical Review Letters. 2016 ; Vol. 117, No. 14.

Bibtex

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