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Atom optics is the study of the wave-like properties of beams of atoms. Wave–particle duality — a central principle of quantum mechanics — implies that effects traditionally associated with waves, such as interference and diffraction, can also be observed with an individual particle.
A planar platform combining photonic integrated circuits and flip-chip bonded meta-surfaces for multi-color light projection, beam shaping, and polarization control for compact laser cooling.
The scalability of quantum information processing applications is generally hindered by loss and inefficient preparation and detection. A minimal loss network based on phonons has now been realized with trapped ions.
Interacting emitters are the fundamental building blocks of quantum optics and quantum information devices. Pairs of organic molecules embedded in a crystal can become permanently strongly interacting when they are pumped with intense laser light.
With atom-light couplings in atomic systems, scientists have demonstrated several iconic lattice models that exhibit non-trivial band topology in controlled manners, which expands our capability to investigate exotic topological matter.
Launching electrons to the centre of an optical field with a vortex phase profile via extreme-ultraviolet photoionization makes coherent imprinting of the spatial distribution of the vortex beam onto the electron wave packet possible.
