Quantum Institute: Visitor Schedule

The Quantum Lunch is regularly held on Thursdays in the Theoretical Division Conference Room, TA-3, Building 123, Room 121.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Speaker: Luis Orozco, Joint Quantum Institute and University of Maryland

Technical Host: Malcolm Boshier

TOPIC: From photon bursts to quantum beats. Experiments in cavity QED

Abstract
A single rubidium atom interacting with the two orthogonal polarization modes of an optical cavity presents new possibilities for studying the interaction of light with matter. This system, through spontaneous emission and Faraday rotation, allows for single atom detection. Experiments with moderate coupling between the atom and the modes show conditional dynamics visible through correlation function measurements including the evolution of quantum beats in the ground state.

Work done in collaboration with David Norris and Eric Cahoon with NSF support.