Strong coupling between distant photonic nanocavities and its dynamic control

Nature Photonics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-61

  Sato, Yoshiya ^a   Tanaka, Yoshinori ^a   Upham, Jeremy ^a   Takahashi, Yasushi ^a,b   Asano, Takashi ^a   Noda, Susumu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

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EID: 84255212131     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2011.286     Document Type: Article

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