Quantum non-demolition measurements in optics

Nature

Volumn 396, Issue 6711, 1998, Pages 537-542

  Grangier, Philippe ^a   Levenson, Juan Ariel ^b   Poizat, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ORANGE LABS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT; OPTICS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0032506516     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/25059     Document Type: Review

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