Heralded single-photon absorption by a single atom

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-20

  Piro, N ^a   Rohde, F ^a   Schuck, C ^a   Almendros, M ^a   Huwer, J ^a   Ghosh, J ^a   Haase, A ^a   Hennrich, M ^a   Dubin, F ^a   Eschner, J ^a,b  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTONS; TRAPPED IONS;

ABSORPTION PROCESS; HERALDED SINGLE PHOTONS; POLARIZATION CONTROL; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION; SINGLE TRAPPED ION; SINGLE-PHOTON ABSORPTIONS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 78650580002     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1805     Document Type: Article

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