Controlling photons in a box and exploring the quantum to classical boundary. Issue 10 (23rd September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haroche, Serge; Blatt, Rainer; Bloch, Immanuel; Cirac, Ignacio; Zoller, Peter
• Is Part Of: Annalen der Physik. Volume 525:Issue 10/11(2013)
• Page Start: 753
• Page End: 776
• Publication Date: 2013-09-23
• Subjects: Physics -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 530.05
• DOI: 10.1002/andp.201300737
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-3804

Abstract

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