Experimental realization of a one-atom laser in the regime of strong coupling

Nature

Volumn 425, Issue 6955, 2003, Pages 268-271

  McKeever, J ^a   Boca, A ^a   Boozer, A D ^a   Buck, J R ^a   Kimble, H J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL CORRELATION; PHOTONS;

ANTI-BUNCHING;

LASER THEORY;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DENSITY; DEVICE; DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER; LIGHT; MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL ROTATION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0141828179     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01974     Document Type: Article

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