Microscopic physics of quantum self-organization of optical lattices in cavities

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Vukics, András ^a   Maschler, Christoph ^a   Ritsch, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUORESCENCE; QUANTUM THEORY; RELAXATION TIME;

INHIBITED TUNNELING; OPTICAL LATTICE; QUANTUM MANY BODY STATE; QUANTUM PARTICLES;

CRYSTAL LATTICES;

EID: 34547873537     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/9/8/255     Document Type: Article

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