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arXiv:2302.09616 · Physical Review X

Two-Photon Interface of Nuclear Spins Based on the Optonuclear Quadrupolar Effect

Haowei Xu, Changhao Li, Guoqing Wang, Hua Wang, Hao Tang, Ariel Barr, Paola Cappellaro, Ju Li

Published Feb 14, 2023• 5 citations
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Abstract

A proposed mechanism for efficiently coupling optical photons and nuclear spins opens the door to hybridizing these two building blocks of quantum technology and to a number of novel device applications.
DOI
10.1103/physrevx.13.011017

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