Quantum telecommunication with atomic ensembles

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 316-323

  Jenkins, S D ^a   Matsukevich, D N ^a   Chaneliere T ^a   Lan, S Y ^a   Kennedy, T A B ^a   Kuzmich, Alex ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SECURITY OF DATA; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ATOMIC ENSEMBLES; QUANTUM INFORMATION TRANSFER; QUANTUM REPEATER;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33947230035     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.000316     Document Type: Article

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