Deterministic Generation of Single Photons from One Atom Trapped in a Cavity

Science

Volumn 303, Issue 5666, 2004, Pages 1992-1994

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

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM THEORY;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS; OPTICAL CAVITIES;

PHOTONS;

PHYSICS;

ARTICLE; ATOM; DIPOLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HISTOGRAM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 1642296191     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1095232     Document Type: Article

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