Experimental observation of quantum chaos in a beam of light

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lemos, Gabriela B ^a   Gomes, Rafael M ^a   Walborn, Stephen P ^a   Souto Ribeiro, Paulo H ^a   Toscano, Fabricio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NONLINEARITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MEASUREMENT; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATOR; PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTUM CHAOS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM YIELD;

EID: 84870799176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2214     Document Type: Article

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