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arXiv:quant-ph/0410072 · Nature

Experimental demonstration of quantum memory for light

Brian Julsgaard, Jacob Friis Sherson, J. I. Cirac, Jaromı́r Fiurášek, Eugene Simon Polzik

Published Nov 1, 2004• 851 citations
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10.1038/nature03064

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