An elementary quantum network of single atoms in optical cavities

Nature

Volumn 484, Issue 7393, 2012, Pages 195-200

  Ritter, Stephan ^a   Nölleke, Christian ^a   Hahn, Carolin ^a   Reiserer, Andreas ^a   Neuzner, Andreas ^a   Uphoff, Manuel ^a   Mücke, Martin ^a   Figueroa, Eden ^a   Bochmann, Joerg ^a,b   Rempe, Gerhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT;

LABORATORY METHOD; OPTICAL PROPERTY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TOPOLOGY;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84859569076     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11023     Document Type: Article

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