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Research Area:
Quantum Optics, Quantum Information, and Quantum Field Theory
Experiment / Theory:
Theory
Research Summary:
We study the interaction of light with matter, and fundamental issues in quantum mechanics. We collaborate with Dr. Bali and Dr. Clemens, as well as experimentalists at the Joint Quantum Institute and elsewhere.
- Cavity QED –a few atoms inside a small cavity formed by two mirrors. The addition of one photon creates an electric field comparable to that of an AC wall outlet in your house. Quantum fluctuations dominate and allow us to study fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics.
- Quantum Computation – a bit can take on the values 1 or 0 in your computer. A qubit can be a superposition, both 0 and 1 at the same time. This possibly allows for massive parallel processing. But you can only ask one question!
- Black Hole Information Paradox – a physical object like a table can be represented by information, the plans for it. So what happens to the information when the table goes into the black hole? What happens when the black hole evaporates via the Hawking mechanism?
Representative Publications:
Enhanced Spontaneous Emission Into The Mode Of A Cavity QED System, M. L. Terraciano, R. Olson, D. L. Freimund, L. A. Orozco, J. P. Clemens, and P. R. Rice, Optics Letters 32, 982 (2007).
Steady-State Entanglement in Cavity QED, P. R. Rice, J. Gea-Banacloche, M. L. Terraciano, D. L.Freimund and L. A. Orozco, Optics Express 14, 4514-4524 (2006).
Entangled and disentangled evolution for a single atom in a driven cavity, J. Gea-Banacloche, T. C. Burt, P. R. Rice, L. Orozco, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 053603 (2005).