Quantum interference between two single photons emitted by independently trapped atoms

Nature

Volumn 440, Issue 7085, 2006, Pages 779-782

  Beugnon, J ^a   Jones, M P A ^a   Dingjan, J ^a   Darquie B ^a   Messin, G ^a   Browaeys, A ^a   Grangier, P ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; CRYSTALS; DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; PHOTONS;

QUANTUM DATA PROCESSING; QUANTUM INFORMATION RESEARCH; SCALABILITY; WAVEFRONT;

QUANTUM INTERFERENCE PHENOMENA;

CRYSTAL PHENOMENA; DATA PROCESSING; EMISSION; FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLE; PARTICLE PHENOMENA; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOM; DATA ANALYSIS; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33645727684     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04628     Document Type: Article

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