Femtosecond coherence and quantum control of single molecules at room temperature

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 172-177

  Hildner, Richard ^a   Brinks, Daan ^a   Van Hulst, Niek F ^a  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ENERGY TRANSFER; PULSE SHAPING; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT;

COHERENT SUPERPOSITION STATE; ELECTRONIC COHERENCE; ELECTRONIC ENERGY TRANSFER; PHOTOSYNTHETIC LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; SINGLE QUBIT OPERATIONS; SINGLE-MOLECULE TECHNIQUE; STRUCTURAL HETEROGENEITY;

MOLECULES;

EID: 79551625846     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1858     Document Type: Article

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