Monte Carlo wave-function method in quantum optics

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 524-538

  Mølmer, Klaus ^a   Castin, Yvan ^b   Dalibard, Jean ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; QUANTUM THEORY;

LASER COOLING; QUANTUM OPTICS;

LASERS;

EID: 0027552687     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.10.000524     Document Type: Article

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