Dr. Sae Woo Nam Profile

Dr. Sae Woo Nam

Deceased at National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Publications (35)

Proceedings Article | 15 June 2023 Presentation

Development of a 60,000 pixel superconducting-nanowire single photon imager

Adam McCaughan, Bakhrom Oripov, Dana Rampini, Boris Korzh, Jason Allmaras, Sae Woo Nam

Proceedings Volume PC12512, PC1251203 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2665378

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Single photon, Cameras, Single photon detectors, Superconductors, Spatial resolution, Quantum communications, Nanowires, Multiplexing, Microwave radiation

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation + Paper

Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors and detector arrays in the mid-infrared

V. Verma, B. Korzh, E. Wollman, Y. Zhai, A. Walter, E. Schmidt, A. Lita, J. Allmaras, M. D. Shaw, R. P. Mirin, S. W. Nam

Proceedings Volume 12089, 1208908 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2619230

KEYWORDS: Nanowires, Sensors, Mid-IR, Calibration, Absorption, Superconductors, Photons, Single photon detectors, Silicon films, Silicon

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SPIE Journal Paper | 12 January 2021 Open Access

Recent advances in superconducting nanowire single-photon detector technology for exoplanet transit spectroscopy in the mid-infrared

Emma Wollman, Varun Verma, Alexander Walter, Jeff Chiles, Boris Korzh, Jason Allmaras, Yao Zhai, Adriana Lita, Adam McCaughan, Ekkehart Schmidt, Simone Frasca, Richard Mirin, Sae-Woo Nam, Matthew Shaw

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 011004, (January 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011004

KEYWORDS: Nanowires, Sensors, Superconductors, Mid-IR, Single photon detectors, Spectroscopy, Nanotechnology, Absorption, Exoplanets, Photodetectors

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2020 Presentation

Characterization of quantum states and detectors

Rajveer Nehra, Miller Eaton, Kevin Valson Jacob, Carlos Carlos Gonzalez-Arciniegas, M. S. Kim, Adriana Lita, Thomas Gerrits, Sae Woo Nam, Olivier Pfister

Proceedings Volume 11507, 115070C (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568143

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Tomography, Photodetectors, Quantum optics, Computer programming, Reconstruction algorithms, Raster graphics, Optical components, Homodyne detection, Convex optimization

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2019 Presentation

Quantum state engineering and state tomography using photon-number-resolving measurements (Conference Presentation)

Rajveer Nehra, Aye Win, Miller Eaton, Reihaneh Shahrokhshahi, Niranjan Sridhar, Thomas Gerrits, Adriana Lita, Sae Woo Nam, Olivier Pfister

Proceedings Volume 11134, 111340G (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2527491

KEYWORDS: Quantum state engineering, Tomography, Quantum computing, Quantum information processing, Optical parametric oscillators, Superconductors, Sensors, Singular optics, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2019 Presentation + Paper

Towards single-photon spectroscopy in the mid-infrared using superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

V. Verma, A. Lita, B. Korzh, E. Wollman, M. Shaw, R. Mirin, S. Nam

Proceedings Volume 10978, 109780N (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2519474

KEYWORDS: Nanowires, Sensors, Mid-IR, Superconductors, Single photon detectors, Spectroscopy, Photons, Exoplanets, Silicon, Sputter deposition

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2017 Open Access

A significant-loophole-free test of Bell's theorem with entangled photons

Marissa Giustina, Marijn A. Versteegh, Sören Wengerowsky, Johannes Handsteiner, Armin Hochrainer, Kevin Phelan, Fabian Steinlechner, Johannes Kofler, Jan-Åke Larsson, Carlos Abellán, Waldimar Amaya, Morgan Mitchell, Jörn Beyer, Thomas Gerrits, Adriana Lita, Lynden Shalm, Sae Woo Nam, Thomas Scheidl, Rupert Ursin, Bernhard Wittmann, Anton Zeilinger

Proceedings Volume 10442, 1044204 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2277696

KEYWORDS: Photons, Quantum mechanics, Crystals, Single mode fibers, Superconductors, Sensors, Superconducting detectors, Probability theory, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2017 Presentation

A heterogeneous III-V/Si3N4 quantum photonic integration platform (Conference Presentation)

Marcelo Davanco, Jin Liu, Luca Sapienza, Chen-Zhao Zhang, Jose De Miranda Cardoso, Varun Verma, Richard Mirin, Sae-Woo Nam, Liu Liu, Kartik Srinivasan

Proceedings Volume 10358, 103580O (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275934

KEYWORDS: Quantum dots, Waveguides, Photonic devices, Quantum efficiency, Indium arsenide, Integrated photonics, Integrated optics, Photonic integrated circuits, Nanophotonics, Gallium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2017 Presentation

Applications of photon-number-resolving measurements for quantum interferometry and quantum state tomography (Conference Presentation)

Olivier Pfister, Aye Win, Rajveer Nehra, Sae Woo Nam, Thomas Gerrits

Proceedings Volume 10409, 1040902 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275663

KEYWORDS: Tomography, Interferometry, Optical tomography, Sensors, Quantum optics, Photodetectors, Optical parametric oscillators, Quantum physics, Optical testing, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2017 Paper

Towards integrated superconducting detectors on lithium niobate waveguides

Jan Philipp Höpker, Moritz Bartnick, Evan Meyer-Scott, Frederik Thiele, Stephan Krapick, Nicola Montaut, Matteo Santandrea, Harald Herrmann, Sebastian Lengeling, Raimund Ricken, Viktor Quiring, Torsten Meier, Adriana Lita, Varun Verma, Thomas Gerrits, Sae Woo Nam, Christine Silberhorn, Tim Bartley

Proceedings Volume 10358, 1035809 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273388

KEYWORDS: Integrated optics, Waveguides, Lithium niobate, Sensors, Superconducting detectors, Quantum optics, Photonic devices

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2017 Presentation + Paper

Coherent quantum frequency bridge: phase preserving, nearly noiseless parametric frequency converter

Ivan Burenkov, Y.-H. Cheng, Tim Thomay, Glenn Solomon, Alan Migdall, Thomas Gerrits, Adriana Lita, Sae Woo Nam, L. Krister Shalm, Sergey Polyakov

Proceedings Volume 10212, 1021204 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263562

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Photon counting, Frequency conversion, Visibility, Entangled states, Light sources, Optical testing, Photons, Upconversion, Crystals, Signal processing, Waveguides, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Single mode fibers

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2017 Paper

Spectral correlation and interference in continuous-wave non-degenerate photon pairs at telecom wavelengths

Paulina Kuo, Thomas Gerrits, Varun Verma, Sae Woo Nam

Proceedings Volume 10118, 1011817 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263389

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Photon polarization, Spectroscopy, Crystals, Quantum optics, Lithium niobate, Interferometers, Diagnostics, Quantum networks, Dispersion, Beam splitters, Photonic crystals, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2016 Paper

Enhancing the secure key rate in a quantum-key-distribution system using discrete-variable, high-dimensional, time-frequency states

Nurul Islam, Clinton Cahall, Andrés Aragoneses, Charles Ci Wen Lim, Michael Allman, Varun Verma, Sae Woo Nam, Jungsang Kim, Daniel Gauthier

Proceedings Volume 9996, 99960C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2241429

KEYWORDS: Quantum key distribution, Interferometers, Sensors, Single photon detectors, Time-frequency analysis, Quantum communications, Photodetectors, Photonics, Visibility, Modulators

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2016 Paper

Recent advances in superconducting nanowire single photon detectors for single-photon imaging

V. Verma, M. Allman, M. Stevens, T. Gerrits, R. Horansky, A. Lita, F. Marsili, A. Beyer, M. Shaw, J. Stern, R. Mirin, S. W. Nam

Proceedings Volume 9858, 98580M (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2225241

KEYWORDS: Superconductors, Single photon detectors, Detector arrays, Cryogenics, Sensors, Photon counting, Yield improvement, Multiplexing, Spatial resolution, Real time imaging, Single photon detectors, Sensors, Nanowires, Optical amplifiers, Amplifiers, Resistance, Light, Collimation

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2016 Paper

Characterization of type-II spontaneous parametric down-conversion in domain-engineered PPLN

Paulina Kuo, Thomas Gerrits, Varun Verma, Sae Woo Nam, Oliver Slattery, Lijun Ma, Xiao Tang

Proceedings Volume 9762, 976211 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218535

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Dispersion, Photon polarization, Spectroscopy, Beam splitters, Polarization, Nonlinear crystals, Photonic crystals, Second-harmonic generation, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2015 Paper

A near-infrared 64-pixel superconducting nanowire single photon detector array with integrated multiplexed readout

M. Allman, V. Verma, M. Stevens, T. Gerrits, R. Horansky, A. Lita, F. Marsili, A. Beyer, M. Shaw, D. Kumor, R. Mirin, S. W. Nam

Proceedings Volume 9504, 950402 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2181024

KEYWORDS: Multiplexing, Sensors, Optical amplifiers, Superconductors, Single photon detectors, Amplifiers, Detector arrays, Resistance, Light, Nanowires

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SPIE Journal Paper | 16 June 2014 Open Access

Review of superconducting nanowire single-photon detector system design options and demonstrated performance

Eric Dauler, Matthew Grein, Andrew Kerman, Francesco Marsili, Shigehito Miki, Sae Woo Nam, Matthew Shaw, Hirotaka Terai, Varun Verma, Taro Yamashita

OE, Vol. 53, Issue 08, 081907, (June 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.53.8.081907

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Single photon detectors, Superconductors, Polarization, Cryogenics, Interfaces, Optical alignment, Multimode fibers, Optical engineering, Nanowires

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2011 Paper

A balanced homodyne detector and local oscillator shaping for measuring optical Schrödinger cat states

T. Gerrits, S. Glancy, S. W. Nam

Proceedings Volume 8033, 80330X (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885486

KEYWORDS: Homodyne detection, Sensors, Oscillators, Photodiodes, Field effect transistors, Beam splitters, Signal detection, Signal attenuation, Photonic crystals, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 29 April 2010 Paper

A superconducting nanowire single-photon detector system for single-photon source characterization

C. Fitzpatrick, C. Natarajan, R. Warburton, G. Buller, B. Baek, S. Nam, S. Miki, Z. Wang, M. Sasaki, A. Sinclair, R. Hadfield

Proceedings Volume 7681, 76810H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.851892

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Picosecond phenomena, Single photon detectors, Photons, Superconductors, Signal to noise ratio, Quantum dots, Indium gallium arsenide, Single photon, Nanowires

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2010 Paper

Superconducting transition-edge sensors optimized for high-efficiency photon-number resolving detectors

A. Lita, B. Calkins, L. Pellouchoud, A. Miller, S. Nam

Proceedings Volume 7681, 76810D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852221

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Absorption, Reflectivity, Tungsten, Superconductors, Monte Carlo methods, Multilayers, Single photon detectors, Photodetectors, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2010 Paper

Linewidth narrowing and luminescence enhancement in photonic crystal cavities and plasmonic gratings on an Er-doped silicon nitride platform

Yiyang Gong, Maria Makarova, Selcuk Yerci, Rui Li, Marty Stevens, Burm Baek, Sae Woo Nam, Luca Dal Negro, Jelena Vuckovic

Proceedings Volume 7609, 76090A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847993

KEYWORDS: Erbium, Silicon, Microrings, Plasmonics, Resonators, Absorption, Temperature metrology, Photonic crystals, Metals, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 29 April 2009 Paper

Detector performance in long-distance quantum key distribution using superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

Burm Baek, Lijun Ma, Alan Mink, Xiao Tang, Sae Woo Nam

Proceedings Volume 7320, 73200D (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818793

KEYWORDS: Quantum key distribution, Sensors, Double positive medium, Picosecond phenomena, Single photon detectors, Sensor performance, Optical fibers, Clocks, Superconductors, Nanowires

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Proceedings Article | 26 January 2009 Paper

Nano-optical studies of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

Robert Hadfield, Paul Dalgarno, John O'Connor, Euan Ramsay, Richard Warburton, Eric Gansen, Burm Baek, Martin Stevens, Richard Mirin, Sae Woo Nam

Proceedings Volume 7236, 72360G (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819360

KEYWORDS: Superconductors, Single photon detectors, Silicon, Inductance, Avalanche photodetectors, Solids, Confocal microscopy, Microscopes, Continuous wave operation, Nanowires

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2007 Paper

Photon-number discrimination using a semiconductor quantum dot, optically gated, field-effect transistor

Eric Gansen, Mary Rowe, Marion Greene, Danna Rosenberg, Todd Harvey, Mark Su, Sae Woo Nam, Richard Mirin

Proceedings Volume 6771, 67710Y (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734122

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Photodetectors, Gallium arsenide, Absorption, Quantum dots, Transistors, Pulsed laser operation, Quantum optics, Aluminum, Gallium

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2007 Paper

A novel switched interferometric quantum key distribution system

P. Hiskett, C. Peterson, D. Rosenberg, S. Nam, A. Lita, A. Miller, R. Hughes, J. Nordholt

Proceedings Volume 6710, 67100S (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.733265

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Quantum key distribution, Interferometers, Clocks, Polarization, Optical fibers, Signal attenuation, Switches, Avalanche photodetectors, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2007 Paper

Tomographic characterization of fiber-generated polarization-entangled Bell states

Milja Medic, Kim Fook Lee, Joseph Altepeter, Burc Gokden, Chuang Liang, Sae Woo Nam, Prem Kumar

Proceedings Volume 6780, 67800R (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734503

KEYWORDS: Photons, Tomography, Polarization, Avalanche photodetectors, Raman spectroscopy, Matrices, Optical filters, Photon polarization, Signal detection, Quantum communications

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 2006 Paper

Single photon detector comparison in a quantum key distribution test

Jonathan Habif, David Pearson, Robert Hadfield, Robert Schwall, Sae Woo Nam, Aaron Miller

Proceedings Volume 6372, 63720Z (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.685552

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Quantum key distribution, Avalanche photodetectors, Indium gallium arsenide, Receivers, Quantum efficiency, Clocks, Single photon detectors, Quantum networks, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2006 Paper

Martin Stevens, Robert Hadfield, Robert Schwall, Sae Woo Nam, Richard Mirin

Proceedings Volume 6372, 63720U (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.685447

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Picosecond phenomena, Silicon, Avalanche photodetectors, Superconductors, Single photon detectors, Electronics, Indium gallium arsenide, Superconducting detectors, Quantum dots

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 2003 Paper

Development of superconducting transition edge sensors for time- and energy-resolved single-photon counters with application to imaging astronomy

Thomas Bay, Jennifer Burney, Paul Brink, Blas Cabrera, Joseph Castle, Roger Romani, Astrid Tomada, Betty Young, Sae Woo Nam, Aaron Miller, John Martinis, Thomas Kenny, Evelyn Wang

Proceedings Volume 5209, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.532062

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Photons, Superconductors, Astronomy, Imaging arrays, Astronomical imaging, Tungsten, Energy efficiency, Cryogenics, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

Development of arrays of TES x-ray detectors

Steven Deiker, J. Chervenak, Gene Hilton, Martin Huber, Kent Irwin, John Martinis, Sae Woo Nam, D. Wollman

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409130

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-ray detectors, X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Superconductors, Electronics, Multiplexing, Digital electronics, Silicon, Analog electronics

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

Sounding rocket mission to study the solar soft x-ray and EUV emission using transition-edge sensor technology

Kolo Wamba, Arthur Walker, Dennis Martinez-Galarce, Sae Woo Nam, Kent Irwin, Steven Deiker, Blas Cabrera, Lawrence Lesyna, Stephen Powell, Aaron Miller, David Robertson, Paul Boerner, Phillip Baker, Troy Barbee, Richard Hoover

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409134

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Plasma, Sensors, Iron, Extreme ultraviolet, Rockets, Solar processes, Multilayers, X-rays, Monte Carlo methods

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Proceedings Article | 16 November 2000 Paper

Cryogenic IR/optical/UV fast spectrophotometers for the study of time-variable astronomical sources

Aaron Miller, Blas Cabrera, Roger Romani, John Martinis, Sae Woo Nam, David Weld, Pat Castle

Proceedings Volume 4131, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.406566

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Tungsten, Spectrophotometry, Phonons, Superconductors, Aluminum, Cryogenics, Astronomy, Signal processing, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 25 November 1999 Paper

Wideband observation of the Crab pulsar using a superconducting transition-edge sensor

Aaron Miller, Blas Cabrera, Roger Romani, R. Clarke, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Sae Woo Nam

Proceedings Volume 3764, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.371082

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Photons, Tungsten, Superconductors, Infrared sensors, Spectrophotometry, Quantum efficiency, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

Toward a 2-eV microcalorimeter x-ray spectrometer for Constellation-X

Caroline Stahle, Simon Bandler, Troy Barbee, Jeffrey Beeman, Regis Brekosky, Blas Cabrera, Mark Cunningham, Steven Deiker, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Fred Finkbeiner, Matthias Frank, Keith Gendreau, Eugene Haller, Gene Hilton, Kent Irwin, Richard Kelley, Simon Labov, Mary Li, Norman Madden, John Martinis, Dan McCammon, Sae Woo Nam, Frederick Porter, Herbert Schnopper, Eric Silver, Andrew Szymkowiak, Gregory Tucker, Arthur Walker, D. Wollman

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366490

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Silicon, Superconductors, Germanium, Semiconductors, Interference (communication), Phonons, Quasiparticles

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Proceedings Article | 2 July 1994 Paper

Optically induced inductance modulation of a Nb coil

Sae Woo Nam, George Park, Blas Cabrera, Martin Huber

Proceedings Volume 2160, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.181002

KEYWORDS: Inductance, Superconductors, Modulation, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Niobium, Switching, Magnetism, Modulators, Magnetometers, Optical fibers

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Quantum Photonic Devices 2018

19 August 2018 | San Diego, California, United States

Quantum Photonic Devices

6 August 2017 | San Diego, California, United States

Quantum Communications Realized

10 September 2007 | Boston, MA, United States

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