Cavity electromagnetically induced transparency and all-optical switching using ion Coulomb crystals

Nature Photonics

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 633-636

  Albert, Magnus ^a   Dantan, Aurélien ^a   Drewsen, Michael ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 80053562922     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2011.214     Document Type: Article

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