Dynamical observations of self-stabilizing stationary light

Jesse L. Everett; G. T. Campbell; Y.-W. Cho; P. Vernaz-Gris; D.B. Higginbottom; O. Pinel; N. P. Robins; P. K. Lam; B. C. Buchler

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journal article Sep 26, 2016

Dynamical observations of self-stabilizing stationary light

Jesse L. Everett

G. T. Campbell Y.-W. Cho P. Vernaz-Gris

D.B. Higginbottom O. Pinel N. P. Robins P. K. Lam B. C. Buchler

Nature Physics Vol. 13 No. 1 pp. 68-73 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Jesse L. Everett

Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology Research School of Physics and Engineering Australian National University Canberra ACT 2601 Australia; Light–Matter Interactions for Quantum Technologies Unit Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University Onna Okinawa 904‐0495 Japan

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Jesse L. Everett, G. T. Campbell, Y.-W. Cho, et al. (2016). Dynamical observations of self-stabilizing stationary light. Nature Physics, 13(1), 68-73. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3901

Dynamical observations of self-stabilizing stationary light

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