Observing the quantum behavior of light in an undergraduate laboratory

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1210-1219

  Thorn, J J ^a   Neel, M S ^a   Donato, V W ^a   Bergreen, G S ^a   Davies, R E ^a   Beck, M ^a  

^a WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 4544278518     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1737397     Document Type: Article

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