Quantum to classical transition in a single-ion laser

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 350-353

  Dubin, François ^a,b   Russo, Carlos ^a,d   Barros, Helena G ^a,c   Stute, Andreas ^a,c   Becher, Christoph ^a,e   Schmidt, Piet O ^a,f   Blatt, Rainer ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^c ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^e SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; PHOTONS; PUMPING (LASER); QUANTUM DOT LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

LASER OPERATIONS; LASER THRESHOLD; PHOTON NUMBERS; QUANTUM TO CLASSICAL TRANSITION; RADIATION FIELD; SHARP INCREASE; SINGLE-ATOM LASER; STRONG COUPLING;

ATOM LASERS;

EID: 77952010160     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1627     Document Type: Article

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