Optical-domain spectral super-resolution via a quantum-memory-based time-frequency processor

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Optical-domain spectral super-resolution via a quantum-memory-based time-frequency processor. / Mazelanik, Mateusz; Leszczyński, Adam; Parniak, Michał.

In: Nature Communications, Vol. 13, No. 1, 691, 04.02.2022.

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Mazelanik, M, Leszczyński, A & Parniak, M 2022, 'Optical-domain spectral super-resolution via a quantum-memory-based time-frequency processor', Nature Communications, vol. 13, no. 1, 691. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28066-5

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Mazelanik, M., Leszczyński, A., & Parniak, M. (2022). Optical-domain spectral super-resolution via a quantum-memory-based time-frequency processor. Nature Communications, 13(1), [691]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28066-5

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Mazelanik M, Leszczyński A, Parniak M. Optical-domain spectral super-resolution via a quantum-memory-based time-frequency processor. Nature Communications. 2022 Feb 4;13(1). 691. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28066-5

Author

Mazelanik, Mateusz ; Leszczyński, Adam ; Parniak, Michał. / Optical-domain spectral super-resolution via a quantum-memory-based time-frequency processor. In: Nature Communications. 2022 ; Vol. 13, No. 1.

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