Single-Photon Server (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Single-Photon Server

Caption

A single atom trapped in a cavity generates a single photon after being triggered by a laser pulse. After the source is characterized, the subsequent photons can be distributed to a user.

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Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics

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