Quantum interference of photon pairs from two remote trapped atomic ions

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 538-541

  Maunz, P ^a   Moehring, D L ^a   Olmschenk, S ^a   Younge, K C ^a   Matsukevich, D N ^a   Monroe, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; IONS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES; QUANTUM OPTICS;

COHERENCE TIME; COUPLED MOTIONS; ION MOTIONS; PHOTON PAIRS; QUANTUM BITS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE; QUANTUM-INFORMATION PROCESSING; SINGLE PHOTONS;

TRAPPED IONS;

EID: 34547645171     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys644     Document Type: Article

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