Description
Atomic, Molecular and Optical (AMO) physics has traditionally dealt with single atoms and molecules. As one of the first branches of physics where quantum mechanics was successfully applied, developments over the past one hundred years mean that the quantum states of atoms and molecules can now be controlled and measured with unrivalled precision. Recent advances in laser pulse shaping and control mean that this level of control can now be brought to bear over quantum many-body quantum states and there is a strong overlap between AMO and solid state physics. This symposium will bring together experts in this area from both the experimental and theoretical points of view.
La physique atomique, moléculaire et optique (AMO) s'est traditionnellement intéressée aux atomes et aux molécules isolés. Comptant parmi les premières branches de la physique où la mécanique quantique a été appliquée avec succès, les progrès réalisés au cours des cent dernières années permettent désormais de contrôler et de mesurer les états quantiques des atomes et des molécules avec une précision inégalée. Les progrès récents en matière de mise en forme et de contrôle des impulsions laser permettent désormais d'appliquer ce niveau de contrôle aux états quantiques à plusieurs corps, ce qui entraîne un chevauchement important entre la physique AMO et la physique des solides. Ce symposium réunira des experts de ce domaine, tant du point de vue expérimental que théorique.
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Prof. A Kumarakrishnan (York University)24/06/2026, 16:15Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)
We review distinctive experimental techniques that rely on coherent scattering, precision metrology, and atom interferometry that have realized varied applications including precise measurements of atomic lifetimes, masses of dielectric particles, atomic diffusion, centre of mass velocity, and gravitational acceleration. We show that the two-pulse photon echo technique is capable of realizing...
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Karl-Peter Marzlin24/06/2026, 16:45Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)
Atom interferometers are a form of quantum sensor in which matter waves are used for high-precision inertial sensing, such as gravimetry and gradiometry. Optimizing these sensors involves a careful design of the interferometer geometry, as well as improving the detection scheme that monitors internal and center-of-mass states of an atomic cloud.
In this talk we present a theoretical...
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Aaron Goldberg (National Research Council of Canada)24/06/2026, 17:15Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)
Entanglement generation by beam splitters lies at the heart of quantum optics. Yet, the conjecture that maximal entanglement is generated by beam splitters with equal probabilities of reflection and transmission has remained unproved for two decades. I will show how we proved this conjecture by studying photon loss and found corollaries throughout quantum optics.
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