Correlating photons using the collective nonlinear response of atoms weakly coupled to an optical mode

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Correlating photons using the collective nonlinear response of atoms weakly coupled to an optical mode. / Prasad, Adarsh S.; Hinney, Jakob; Mahmoodian, Sahand; Hammerer, Klemens; Rind, Samuel; Schneeweiss, Philipp; Sorensen, Anders S.; Volz, Juergen; Rauschenbeutel, Arno.

I: Nature Photonics, Bind 14, 21.09.2020, s. 719-722.

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Prasad, AS, Hinney, J, Mahmoodian, S, Hammerer, K, Rind, S, Schneeweiss, P, Sorensen, AS, Volz, J & Rauschenbeutel, A 2020, 'Correlating photons using the collective nonlinear response of atoms weakly coupled to an optical mode', Nature Photonics, bind 14, s. 719-722. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-020-0692-z

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Prasad, A. S., Hinney, J., Mahmoodian, S., Hammerer, K., Rind, S., Schneeweiss, P., Sorensen, A. S., Volz, J., & Rauschenbeutel, A. (2020). Correlating photons using the collective nonlinear response of atoms weakly coupled to an optical mode. Nature Photonics, 14, 719-722. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-020-0692-z

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Prasad AS, Hinney J, Mahmoodian S, Hammerer K, Rind S, Schneeweiss P o.a. Correlating photons using the collective nonlinear response of atoms weakly coupled to an optical mode. Nature Photonics. 2020 sep. 21;14:719-722. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-020-0692-z

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Prasad, Adarsh S. ; Hinney, Jakob ; Mahmoodian, Sahand ; Hammerer, Klemens ; Rind, Samuel ; Schneeweiss, Philipp ; Sorensen, Anders S. ; Volz, Juergen ; Rauschenbeutel, Arno. / Correlating photons using the collective nonlinear response of atoms weakly coupled to an optical mode. I: Nature Photonics. 2020 ; Bind 14. s. 719-722.

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