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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A

A Cavity QED Source for Entangled Photons

David Vitali, Giacomo Ciaramicoli, Paolo Tombesi

Published Feb 1, 2001• 0 citations
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Abstract

Abstract We study the possible limitations and sources of decoherence of a scheme for the deterministic generation of polarization-entangled photons based on an appropriately driven single atom trapped within an optical cavity. -Pacs: 03.67.Hk, 42.50.Gy, 32.80.Qk
DOI
10.1515/zna-2001-0116

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