Observation of entanglement between a single trapped atom and a single photon

Nature

Volumn 428, Issue 6979, 2004, Pages 153-157

  Blinov, B B ^a   Moehring, D L ^a   Duan, L M ^a   Monroe, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

QUANTUM INFORMATION; TRAPPED ATOMS;

CONSERVATION;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM 111; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

PHYSICS;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CALCULATION; DYNAMICS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERNET; LIGHT; MEASUREMENT; PHOTON; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RELIABILITY;

EID: 1642372169     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02377     Document Type: Article

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