A single atom in an optical cavity is shown to interact strongly with an incoming photon and to switch the photon's state. This finding opens up a path towards optical quantum computation and quantum networks. See Letters p.237 & p.241
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Duan, L. A strong hybrid couple. Nature 508, 195–196 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/508195a
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