Quantum correlation among photons from a single quantum dot at room temperature

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6799, 2000, Pages 968-970

  Michler, P ^a   Imamoglu A ^a   Mason, M D ^b   Carson, P J ^b   Strouse, G F ^b   Buratto, S K ^b  

^a University of California at Santa Barbara   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SELENIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; ROOM VENTILATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0343536433     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35023100     Document Type: Article

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