Special Colloquium, February 4, 2004

Quantum gases, quantum gates and atom waveguides: applications of ultracold atoms

Michael Chapman

Georgia Institute of Technology

Ultracold atoms have many applications to important problems in physics today, including the study of quantum degenerate gases, instruments based on coherent atom optics, and quantum computing. Our recent experiments in these areas will be described, focusing on our development of all-optical atomic Bose Einstein condensates, cavity QED experiments with optically transported atoms and magnetic waveguides for atoms.

10:30 a.m., Smith Laboratory, Room 1094