{"id":58,"date":"2023-10-20T13:20:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:07:46","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are generally interested in exploring fundamentals in the fields of quantum optics, nonlinear optics, and atomic physics utilizing laser-cooled atoms. Recent work includes the generation and characterization of energy-time entangled photons, nonlinear and non-hermitian optics with cold atoms, as well as quantum state measurement. Current research activities focus on the collective Rydberg qubit in the atomic array and ensemble, and its applications to many-body physics and quantum information science.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-2\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\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.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/RydbergQubits.png 921w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/RydbergQubits-396x216.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/RydbergQubits-792x432.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/RydbergQubits-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/RydbergQubits-198x108.png 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\"\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  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Rydberg Qubits<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tA collective Rydberg qubit has been realized in a confined atomic ensemble with a long coherence time. <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/rydberg-qubits\/\">Read more about Rydberg 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\">\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.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/EntangledPhotons.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/EntangledPhotons-396x238.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/EntangledPhotons-792x475.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/EntangledPhotons-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/EntangledPhotons-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  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Entangled Photons<\/strong>\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. <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\">\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.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/NonlinearOptics.png 502w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/NonlinearOptics-396x227.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/NonlinearOptics-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  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Nonlinear Optics<\/strong>\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. <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mei\/nonlinear-optics\/\">Read more about nonlinear 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\">\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.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3334\/2023\/10\/QuantumMeasurement.png 857w, 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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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Overview We are generally interested in exploring fundamentals in the fields of quantum optics, nonlinear optics, and atomic physics utilizing laser-cooled atoms. Recent work includes the generation and characterization of energy-time entangled photons, nonlinear and non-hermitian optics with cold atoms, as well as quantum state measurement. 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