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Photon-Photon Correlations from Single Atoms

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Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSB,volume 347))

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Two-photon correlation functions are calculated for simple single atom “down converters” in various configurations.

Work supported by the Office of Naval Research, the Welch Foundation, and the Texas Advanced Research Program.

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Scully, M.O. (1995). Photon-Photon Correlations from Single Atoms. In: Beltrametti, E.G., Lévy-Leblond, JM. (eds) Advances in Quantum Phenomena. NATO ASI Series, vol 347. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1975-1_20

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