Ultracold Atomic Physics and Quantum Optics

 

Laser cooling and trapping of atoms has become one of the most important techniques in atomic physics. 

In our lab, we routinely cool small numbers of gas atoms to within a millionth of a degree of absolute zero (-459.67 F or -273.12 C). 

 

 

Ultra-cold atoms are important for applications ranging from quantum computers to atom gyroscopes and are used to study fundamental questions in quantum physics.
 
One of the most exciting developments has been the realization of Bose-Einstein condensation of atoms, which is a quantum phenomena related to superfluidity and lasers.
 
 
 
     
       
     

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