Optical/Millimeter-Wave Double-Resonance Spectroscopy of Rydberg Atoms

Abstract

AFOSR grant F49620-03-1-0287 is a DUlUP grant providing laser and millimeter wave instrumentation for the AFOSR sponsored research programs of Robert Jones and Thomas Gallagher at the University of Virginia. The objectives of these two programs entitled "Time Dependent Manipulation of Electronic Wavefunctions' and "Structure and Dynamics of Excited Atoms" are 1. the manipulation of Rydberg atom wavefunctions using sophisticated optical techniques, and 2. using millimeter wave resonance techniques to explore the properties of a frozen Rydberg gas. As described below these research programs can lead to new methods for quantum information processing and form a bridge between atomic physic and condensed matter physics.4

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA427191

Entities

People

  • Thomas. F. Gallagher

Organizations

  • University of Virginia

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Atoms
  • Dye Lasers
  • Electrons
  • Energy Transfer
  • Ground State
  • High Resolution
  • Instrumentation
  • Lasers
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Physics
  • Quantum Information
  • Quantum Numbers
  • Resonance
  • Rydberg Atoms
  • Spectroscopy
  • Subatomic Particles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - DoD 5G Program
  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing