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Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics with Single Atoms

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Quantum Communication and Information Technologies

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Experiments with single atoms got routine. In this lecture two groups of those experiments will be reviewed with special emphasis on applications to study quantum phenomena in the atom-radiation interaction. The first one deals with the one-atom maser and the second one with another cavity quantum electrodynamic device on the basis of trapped ions. The latter device has interesting applications in quantum computing Quantum computing and quantum information.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik and Sektion Physik, Universität München, 85748, Garching, Germany

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    Valery I. Rupasov

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    Valery I. Rupasov

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Walther, H. (2003). Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics with Single Atoms. In: Shumovsky, A.S., Rupasov, V.I. (eds) Quantum Communication and Information Technologies. NATO Science Series, vol 113. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0171-7_6

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