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Photonics Research
Vol. 13, Issue 4, 865 (2025)

Single-photon super-resolved spectroscopy from spatial-mode demultiplexing

Luigi Santamaria^1,*, Fabrizio Sgobba¹, Deborah Pallotti¹, and Cosmo Lupo^2,3

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¹Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Matera Space Center, Contrada Terlecchia snc., 75100 Matera, Italy

²Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica, Politecnico & Università di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy

³INFN, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy

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