Quantum optomechanics-throwing a glance [Invited]

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Aspelmeyer, M ^a   Groblacher S ^a   Hammerer, K ^b,c   Kiesel, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

MECHANICAL RESONATORS; OPTO-MECHANICS; OPTOMECHANICAL; QUANTUM STATE; QUANTUM SYSTEM;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 77955701538     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.00A189     Document Type: Article

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