Observation of entanglement between a quantum dot spin and a single photon

Nature

Volumn 491, Issue 7424, 2012, Pages 426-430

  Gao, W B ^a   Fallahi, P ^a   Togan, E ^a   Miguel Sanchez, J ^a   Imamoglu, A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT;

ELECTRON; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; COLOR; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RED LIGHT; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 84869048610     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11573     Document Type: Article

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