{"id":2,"date":"2023-08-31T20:47:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T03:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:33:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Quantum Optics Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What We Do<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-carousel\" data-desktop-columns=\"2\">\r\n    <button class=\"wsu-carousel__button-prev\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\"><\/button>\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\r\n            \n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-default\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/NonlinearOptics-1.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/NonlinearOptics-1.png 502w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/NonlinearOptics-1-396x227.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/NonlinearOptics-1-198x114.png 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Please see accompanying text for description.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNon-linear Optics\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tNonlinear optics in cold atoms have been demonstrated using the electromagnetically induced transparency effect.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/nonlinear-optics\/\">Read More about Non-linear Optics<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-default\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/EntangledPhotons-1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/EntangledPhotons-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/EntangledPhotons-1-396x238.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/EntangledPhotons-1-792x475.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/EntangledPhotons-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/EntangledPhotons-1-198x119.jpg 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Please see accompanying text for description.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEntangled Photons\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tPhotonic entanglement in the degree of freedom of energy-time has been generated, manipulated, and characterized.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/entangled-photons\/\">Read More about entangled photons<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-default\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/RydbergQubits-1.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/RydbergQubits-1.png 921w, 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Qubits<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-default\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/QuantumMeasurement-1.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/QuantumMeasurement-1.png 857w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/QuantumMeasurement-1-396x229.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/QuantumMeasurement-1-792x458.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/QuantumMeasurement-1-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/QuantumMeasurement-1-198x115.png 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Please see accompanying text for description.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQuantum Measurement\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tA novel method of \u03b4-quench measurement has been proposed and applied to measure quantum temporal wavefunctions.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/quantum-measurement\/\">Read More about quantum measurement<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n        <\/div>\r\n    <button class=\"wsu-carousel__button-next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\"><\/button>\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-carousel__pagination\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>We are a new experimental quantum optics group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Washington State University. Our group currently utilizes trapped neutral atomic arrays and ensembles and their highly excited Rydberg states to explore atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics. We are generally interested in quantum optics, nonlinear optics, atomic physics, cavity quantum electrodynamics, Rydberg-mediated interactions, many-body physics, quantum information processing, quantum simulation, quantum sensing, quantum photonics, and so on. We aim to develop new techniques, as well as study fundamental physical phenomena and their unique applications in the fields of quantum optics, atomic physics, and quantum information science.<\/p>\n<cite>Y.M @ WSU<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Recent News<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--news wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-2\">\r\n        <article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-225 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/2024\/07\/08\/new-post-graduate-researcher\/\">\t\t\tNew Post-Graduate Researcher\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>July 8, 2024<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/2024\/07\/08\/new-post-graduate-researcher\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-213 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/2024\/05\/04\/new-reu-student\/\">\t\t\tNew REU Student\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>May 4, 2024<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/2024\/05\/04\/new-reu-student\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-211 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/2024\/04\/15\/group-member-leaving\/\">\t\t\tGroup Member Leaving\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>April 15, 2024<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/2024\/04\/15\/group-member-leaving\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/article>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What We Do We are a new experimental quantum optics group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Washington State University. Our group currently utilizes trapped neutral atomic arrays and ensembles and their highly excited Rydberg states to explore atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics. 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