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arXiv:1507.08993 · Nature Photonics

Optical manipulation of the Berry phase in a solid-state spin qubit

Christopher G. Yale, F. Joseph Heremans, Brian B. Zhou, Adrian Auer, Guido Burkard, D. D. Awschalom

Published Feb 15, 2016• 110 citations
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10.1038/nphoton.2015.278

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