Circuit quantum electrodynamics in the ultrastrong-coupling regime

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 772-776

  Niemczyk, T ^a   Deppe, F ^a,b   Huebl, H ^a   Menzel, E P ^a   Hocke, F ^a   Schwarz, M J ^a   Garcia Ripoll, J J ^c   Zueco, D ^d   Hummer T ^e   Solano, E ^f,g   Marx, A ^a   Gross, R ^a,b  

^a WALTHER MEISSNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^g BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; JAYNES-CUMMINGS MODEL; QUBITS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

ATOM-CAVITY COUPLING; EXPERIMENTAL REALIZATIONS; INDUCTIVE COUPLINGS; LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; STRONG-COUPLING REGIME; TRANSITION FREQUENCIES; TRANSMISSION LINE RESONATORS;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

EID: 77957567041     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1730     Document Type: Article

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