Darrick Chang
ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain
Date
20 February 2019
Host
Atac Imamoglu
Title
Re-Thinking the Potential Power of Atom-Light Interfaces
Abstract
Quantum interfaces between atoms and light enable diverse applications, ranging from quantum memories to metrology. Surprisingly, textbook models of these systems neglect wave interference of light. Here, we show that exploiting interference can in some cases enable protocols that perform exponentially better than previously known bounds. This suggests that we have barely scratched the surface of our understanding of atom-light interactions!
Darrick Chang (right) with Atac Imamoglu (left)