Probing quantum phases of ultracold atoms in optical lattices by transmission spectra in cavity quantum electrodynamics

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 319-323

  Mekhov, Igor B ^a,b   Maschler, Christoph ^a   Ritsch, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELECTRODYNAMICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MOTT INSULATORS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL MATERIALS; QUANTUM OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

APPLICATION-ORIENTED; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; CAVITY QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; MATTER-WAVE INTERFERENCE; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM PROPERTIES; QUANTUM-INFORMATION PROCESSING; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS;

OPTICAL LATTICES;

EID: 34247877492     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys571     Document Type: Article

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