Realization of collective strong coupling with ion Coulomb crystals in an optical cavity

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 494-498

  Herskind, Peter F ^a   Dantan, Aurélien ^a   Marler, Joan P ^a   Albert, Magnus ^a   Drewsen, Michael ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; IONS; OSCILLISTORS; PHOTONS; QUBITS; TRAPPED IONS;

CAVITY OPTOMECHANICS; CAVITY QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; MICROMECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; MILLISECOND RANGE; OF QUANTUM-INFORMATION; QUANTUM REPEATERS; QUANTUM-INFORMATION PROCESSING; STRONG-COUPLING REGIME;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 67650979224     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1302     Document Type: Article

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