Unified description of inhomogeneities, dissipation and transport in quantum light-atom interfaces

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 19, 2009, Pages

  Koschorreck, M ^a   Mitchell, M W ^a  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOM-LIGHT INTERACTIONS; ATOMIC CLOUDS; ATOMIC MOTION; ATOMIC TRANSPORT; CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; DECOHERENCE; EXTERNAL FIELDS; INHOMOGENEITIES; MATRIX; PROJECTIVE MEASUREMENT; REAL-WORLD; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL INHOMOGENEITIES; SPIN SQUEEZING; TEMPORAL INHOMOGENEITIES; TIME RESOLUTION; UNIFIED DESCRIPTION;

COVARIANCE MATRIX; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RUBIDIUM; SPIN DYNAMICS;

ATOMS;

EID: 70350626559     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: 13616455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/42/19/195502     Document Type: Article

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