Bose-Einstein condensation of photons in an optical microcavity

Nature

Volumn 468, Issue 7323, 2010, Pages 545-548

  Klaers, Jan ^a   Schmitt, Julian ^a   Vewinger, Frank ^a   Weitz, Martin ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR ANGEWANDTE PHYSIK   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

DYE;

CONDENSATION; DYE; ELECTRON; GEOMETRY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION BALANCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BOSE EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; BOSON; ENERGY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTON; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 78649470818     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09567     Document Type: Article

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