Collective strong coupling of X-rays and nuclei in a nuclear optical lattice

• DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2016.77
• Publication Date: 2016-05-02T16:11:04Z
• Authors: Johann Haber; Kai S. Schulze; Kai Schlage; Robert Loetzsch; Lars Bocklage; Tatiana Gurieva; Hendrik Bernhardt; Hans-Christian Wille; Rudolf Rüffer; Ingo Uschmann; Gerhard G. Paulus; Ralf Röhlsberger
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/530; 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences

Strong coupling between X-rays and matter excitations in arrays of alternating 57Fe and 56Fe layers is demonstrated. The results may open the door to X-ray quantum optics and strong coupling phenomena.