Nonlinear optomechanical detection for Majorana fermions via a hybrid nanomechanical system

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-7

  Chen, Hua Jun ^a   Zhu, Ka Di ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coherent nonlinear optical spectroscopy; Majorana fermions; Nanomechanical resonator

Indexed keywords

HYBRID SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; RESONATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

MAJORANA; NANOMECHANICAL RESONATORS; NANOMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL METHODS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL EFFECTS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; OPTOMECHANICAL;

OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

EID: 84899633916     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-166     Document Type: Article

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