Control of non-Markovian decay and decoherence by measurements and interference

Optics Express

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 355-367

  Harel, G ^a   Kofman, A G ^a   Kozhekin, A ^a   Kurizki, G ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; IONS; MARKOV PROCESSES; PHOTONS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

MULTI-MODE RESERVOIRS; QUANTUM INFORMATION ENCODING; STANDING WAVES;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0002474101     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.2.000355     Document Type: Article

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