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Atomic Physics<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\r\n \n\r\n\t\n\nDiscoveries at WSU occur in some of the coolest places in the universe. Literally! Peter Engels cools atoms to within a billionth of a degree of absolute zero in the Fundamental Quantum Physics Lab<\/a>, where their wave nature starts to dominate, and a new phase of superfluid<\/strong> matter emerges. These cold atom experiments provide a platform to study fundamental quantum physics and look for new phenomena that might form the basis for the next generation of quantum technology. Ideas and technologies being explored at WSU include spintronics, negative-mass hydrodynamics, gravitational caustics, and atom-interferometric imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBrian Saam uses atoms in high magnetic fields to Brian Saam\u2019s research group works on spin physics and magnetic resonance in alkali-metal vapors and noble gases, with applications to magnetometry and magnetic resonance imaging.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nNonlinear Optics<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\r\n \n\r\n\t\n\nMark Kuzyk is building a quantum light factory capable of deterministically shaping photons into arbitrary states of light: e.g. single photons, multiple spatially\/color-entangled photons, and shaped photon statistics.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nQuantum Sensors and Measurement<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\r\n \n\r\n\t\n\nBrian Saam uses atoms in high magnetic fields to Brian Saam\u2019s research group works on spin physics and magnetic resonance in alkali-metal vapors and noble gases, with applications to magnetometry and magnetic resonance imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quantum sensors promise advantages over classical sensors in measuring fields, forces, and time. Their design and fabrication are pursued in Mei\u2019s lab. Rydberg sensors are an emerging technology that promises a breakthrough for the detection of broadband RF and microwave signals, from DC to THz with orders of magnitude improvement in sensitivity compared to dipole antenna. Mei plans to build up a laser-cooled- and-trapped atomic Rydberg sensing system integrated with photonic circuits for low-noise portable Rydberg electrometer. Such sensors might be useful for detecting stray electromagnetic fields in LIGO, which generate unwanted forces and torques, and can adversely affect detector sensitivity.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nQuantum Simulation \/ Analog Quantum Computing<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\r\n \n\r\n\t\n\nUniversality is a powerful tool in physics where very different systems can be described by the same underlying theory. Perhaps nowhere is this more extreme than the universality embodied by the unitary Fermi gas, which allows neutron stars to be simulated by cold atoms. Neutron stars \u2013 the hot remnants of exploding supernova \u2013 contain the highest density of matter in the universe, at the cusp of collapsing into a black hole. The neutrons in the crust are though to form a quantum superfluid whose properties are responsible for some puzzling observations called pulsar glitches.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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Discoveries at WSU occur in some of the coolest places in the universe. Literally! Peter Engels cools atoms to within a billionth of a degree of absolute zero in the Fundamental Quantum Physics Lab<\/a>, where their wave nature starts to dominate, and a new phase of superfluid<\/strong> matter emerges. These cold atom experiments provide a platform to study fundamental quantum physics and look for new phenomena that might form the basis for the next generation of quantum technology. Ideas and technologies being explored at WSU include spintronics, negative-mass hydrodynamics, gravitational caustics, and atom-interferometric imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brian Saam uses atoms in high magnetic fields to Brian Saam\u2019s research group works on spin physics and magnetic resonance in alkali-metal vapors and noble gases, with applications to magnetometry and magnetic resonance imaging.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n Mark Kuzyk is building a quantum light factory capable of deterministically shaping photons into arbitrary states of light: e.g. single photons, multiple spatially\/color-entangled photons, and shaped photon statistics.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n Brian Saam uses atoms in high magnetic fields to Brian Saam\u2019s research group works on spin physics and magnetic resonance in alkali-metal vapors and noble gases, with applications to magnetometry and magnetic resonance imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quantum sensors promise advantages over classical sensors in measuring fields, forces, and time. Their design and fabrication are pursued in Mei\u2019s lab. Rydberg sensors are an emerging technology that promises a breakthrough for the detection of broadband RF and microwave signals, from DC to THz with orders of magnitude improvement in sensitivity compared to dipole antenna. Mei plans to build up a laser-cooled- and-trapped atomic Rydberg sensing system integrated with photonic circuits for low-noise portable Rydberg electrometer. Such sensors might be useful for detecting stray electromagnetic fields in LIGO, which generate unwanted forces and torques, and can adversely affect detector sensitivity.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n Universality is a powerful tool in physics where very different systems can be described by the same underlying theory. Perhaps nowhere is this more extreme than the universality embodied by the unitary Fermi gas, which allows neutron stars to be simulated by cold atoms. Neutron stars \u2013 the hot remnants of exploding supernova \u2013 contain the highest density of matter in the universe, at the cusp of collapsing into a black hole. The neutrons in the crust are though to form a quantum superfluid whose properties are responsible for some puzzling observations called pulsar glitches.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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