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Controlling the quantum world with light

Hermann Uys, Ismail Yunus Akhalwaya, N Botha, S. C. Burd, A Hendriks, RJ Madigoe, Saturnin S. Ombinda-Lemboumba, Andre Marius Smit, H Kloppers, J Steyn, Louise Magdalene Botha

Published Oct 1, 2012• 0 citations
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