# Unconventional photon blockade in a photonic molecule containing a quantum dot

@article{Cheng2017UnconventionalPB,
title={Unconventional photon blockade in a photonic molecule containing a quantum dot},
author={Xiang Cheng and Han Ye and Zhongyuan Yu},
journal={Superlattices and Microstructures},
year={2017},
volume={105},
pages={81-89}
}
• Published 1 May 2017
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• Superlattices and Microstructures
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