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A Controlled Phase Gate Between a Single Atom and an Optical Photon

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The interaction of single atoms with single photons has been at the heart of quantum physics since Max Planck’s idea of a quantized energy exchange between light and matter and Albert Einstein’s conclusion that a light beam consists of a stream of particles.

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Reiserer, A. (2016). Introduction. In: A Controlled Phase Gate Between a Single Atom and an Optical Photon. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26548-3_1

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