Mesoscopic quantum coherences in cavity QED: Preparation and decoherence monitoring schemes

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1295-1309

  Davidovich, L ^a   Brune, M ^a   Raimond, J M ^a   Haroche, S ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

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EID: 0001499147     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.53.1295     Document Type: Article

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