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Optical Fibers Illuminate Single Ion

Devin Powell

Published Jan 25, 2013• 0 citations
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Abstract

A tiny cavity made from two optical fibers—previously used only with neutral atoms—strengthens the interaction between an ion and a photon, an important step toward quantum computers and networks.
DOI
10.1103/physics.6.10

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