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Tiny turnstile spits out solo photons
A new type of electro-optical device releases photon one by one at timed intervals.
References:
Kim, J., O. Benson, et al. 1999. A single-photon turnstile device. Nature 397(Feb. 11):500.
Further Readings:
Wu, C. 1997. Atoms as the smallest quantum bits. Science News 151(March 1):135.
Sources:
Oliver J. Benson
Stanford University
ERATO Quantum Fluctuation Project
Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory
Stanford, CA 94305
Jungsang Kim
Stanford University
ERATO Quantum Fluctuation Project
Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory
Stanford, CA 94305
Michael G. Raymer
University of Oregon
Department of Physics
Oregon Center for Optics
Eugene, OR 97403
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 7, February 13, 1999, p. 102. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
