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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)

Inhomogeneities in atom-light interfaces and spin squeezing dynamics

Marco Koschorreck, Marcin Kubasik, S.R. de Echaniz, Morgan W. Mitchell

Published Jun 1, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

This article proposes a model that provides important insights into the effect of inhomogeneities in atom-light interactions. This model is able to handle all different kinds of inhomogeneities. Moreover, it simulates the influence of imperfect temporal detector resolution.
DOI
10.1109/cleoe-iqec.2007.4386796

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