2015 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2015

Session

W2-10 Spectroscopy and Optics (DAMOPC) / Spectroscopie et optique (DPAMPC)

W2-10

17 Jun 2015, 13:45

University of Alberta

Conveners

W2-10 Spectroscopy and Optics (DAMOPC) / Spectroscopie et optique (DPAMPC)

• Paul Haljan (Simon Fraser University)

478. SPIN-ROTATION HYPERFINE SPLITTINGS AT MODERATE TO HIGH J VALUES IN METHANOL

Li-Hong Xu (University of New Brunswick)

17/06/2015, 13:45

Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)

Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)

In this talk we present a possible explanation, based on torsionally mediated proton-spin-overall-rotation interaction operators, for the surprising observation in Nizhny Novgorod several years ago[1] of doublets in some Lamb-dip sub-millimeter-wave transitions between torsion-rotation states of E symmetry in methanol. These observed doublet splittings, some as large as 70 kHz, were later...

737. Atomic Recoil Processes following He-6 Beta Decay

Dr Gordon Drake (University of Windsor)

17/06/2015, 14:00

Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)

Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)

There are currently several experiments in progress to search for new physics beyond the Standard Model by high precision studies of angular correlations in the $\beta$ decay of the helium isotope ${}^6\mathrm{H}\mathrm{e}\to {}^6\mathrm{L}\mathrm{i}+e^{-}+{\overline{\nu }}_e$. An essential part of the analysis is to understand the energy distribution and spectra of the recoil ions. After the $\beta$ decay...

785. The spectrum of 15NH3 in the 66-2000 cm-1 region

Li-Hong Xu (University of New Brunswick), Ronald Lees (University of New Brunswick)

17/06/2015, 14:15

Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)

Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)

Ammonia is indeed an ubiquitous molecule, it can be found in various astrophysical objects such as planetary atmospheres, comets and interstellar medium, and its presence in exoplanets and in the atmosphere of cold stars must be taken in serious consideration. The 15N isotopic variety could be very important since it allows the knowledge of the 14N/15N ratio in the universe. Although lists of...

600. Generalized Waveguide Theory including Electromagnetic Duality

Mrs Nafiseh Sang-Nourpour (Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada ; Photonics Group, Research Institute for Applied Physics and Astronomy, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51665-163, Iran)

17/06/2015, 14:30

Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)

Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)

We introduce a general theory for describing modes and characteristics of linear, homogeneous, isotropic waveguide materials and metamaterials with slab and cylindrical geometries. Our theory accommodates exotic media such as double-negative-index and near-zero-index metamaterials as special cases, and we demonstrate that our general theory exhibits electromagnetic duality that would...

507. **WITHDRAWN** Observing the effects of Time Ordering in Single Photon Frequency Conversion

Nicolas Quesada (University of Toronto)

17/06/2015, 14:45

Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)

Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)

Frequency conversion (FC) is one of the most common nonlinear processes used in quantum optics. This process has the property that the Hamiltonian that governs it does not commute with itself at different times, and hence time ordering becomes an important aspect in the description of its dynamics. Recently, it has been shown that the Magnus expansion provides an appropriate description of...

528. Accurate and Precise Characterization of Linear Optical Interferometers

Mr Ish Dhand (University of Calgary)

17/06/2015, 15:00

Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)

Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)

We combine single- and two-photon interference procedures for characterizing any multichannel passive linear optical interferometer accurately and precisely. Accuracy is achieved by accounting for systematic errors due to spatiotemporal and polarization mode mismatch and estimating those mismatch parameters through calibrating on one known beam splitter. Enhanced precision is achieved by curve...