Observation of Dicke superradiance for two artificial atoms in a cavity with high decay rate

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Mlynek, J A ^a   Abdumalikov, A A ^a   Eichler, C ^a   Wallraff, A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT;

ELECTRON; MICROWAVE RADIATION; WAVE DISPERSION; WAVE FIELD;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAY RATE; DENSITY; DICKE SUPERRADIANCE; DIPOLE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PHOTON; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPECTRUM; STEADY STATE;

EID: 84923275658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6186     Document Type: Article

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