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Quantum optics

Single photons set for telecom wavelengths

10 Aug 2017
Artist impression of single-photon emission
Shining light: laser light shone on special carbon nanotubes causes single-photon emission. (Courtesy: Los Alamos National Laboratory)
By shining laser light at carbon nanotubes containing special defects, scientists in the US and Japa

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