Phase-coherent amplification of atomic matter waves

Nature

Volumn 402, Issue 6762, 1999, Pages 641-644

  Inouye, S ^a   Pfau, T ^a   Gupta, S ^a   Chikkatur, A P ^a   Gorlitz A ^a   Pritchard, D E ^a   Ketterle, W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INTERFEROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL ROTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033540052     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/45194     Document Type: Article

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