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Nature

A single ion as a nanoscopic probe of an optical field

Gerhard R. Guthöhrlein, Matthias Keller, K. Hayasaka, W. Lange, HERBERT WALTHER

Published Nov 1, 2001• 352 citations
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10.1038/35102129

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