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Nature Physics 3, 83 - 84 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nphys528

Subject Categories: Electronics, photonics and device physics | Condensed-matter physics | Nanotechnology | Optical physics | Quantum physics

Quantum measurement: A single spin made visible

Lieven M. K. Vandersypen1

  1. Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, TU Delft, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands. e-mail: l.m.k.vandersypen@tudelft.nl


In 1845, Faraday noted that the plane of polarization of light is rotated when a light beam travels through a material in a magnetic field. Now, Faraday rotation due to one single electron spin has been observed.

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