Single-atom detection with optical cavities

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Poldy, R ^a   Buchler, B C ^a   Close, J D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; HETERODYNING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STANDARDS;

ATOM DETECTION; CAVITY DETECTION; DETUNINGS; HETERODYNE DETECTION; HIGH POWERS; OPTICAL CAVITIES; PHOTON DETECTION; PROBE POWER; SINGLE PHOTON COUNTING;

ATOMS;

EID: 49149094583     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.78.013640     Document Type: Article

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