Atomic physics and quantum optics using superconducting circuits

Nature

Volumn 474, Issue 7353, 2011, Pages 589-597

  You, J Q ^a,b   Nori, Franco ^b,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RESEARCH WORK; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

ATOM; COOLING; FUTUROLOGY; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM OPTICS; REVIEW; SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUIT; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79959826413     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10122     Document Type: Review

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