Quantum-coherent coupling of a mechanical oscillator to an optical cavity mode

Nature

Volumn 482, Issue 7383, 2012, Pages 63-67

  Verhagen, E ^a   Deleglise S ^a   Weis, S ^a,b   Schliesser, A ^a,b   Kippenberg, T J ^a,b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

ION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITATION; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; OSCILLATOR; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 84856508274     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10787     Document Type: Review

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