A quantum memory intrinsic to single nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 789-793

  Fuchs, G D ^a   Burkard, G ^b   Klimov, P V ^a   Awschalom, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 80053603458     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2026     Document Type: Article

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