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arXiv:2208.12088 · Nature Physics

Spectral engineering of cavity-protected polaritons in an atomic ensemble

Mohamed Baghdad, Pierre-Antoine Bourdel, Sylvain Schwartz, Francesco Ferri, Jakob Reichel, Romain Long

Published May 4, 2023• 13 citations
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10.1038/s41567-023-02035-1

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