Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
AMO research at Michigan covers a broad selection of topics revolving around the structure and behavior of atoms, light and optical phenomena; the interactions between atoms and light; and the use of light and lasers in the investigation of physical phenomena. Departmental specialties include: laser cooling and trapping of atoms and ions; ultrafast laser science and spectroscopy; ultrafast X-ray generation; studies of Rydberg atoms; experimental and theoretical development of quantum information science, positron physics and microscopy; spectroscopy of quantum dots; biophysics with individual DNA strands; precision measurements; and tests of fundamental symmetries.
In addition to individual research programs, the AMO Physics group is associated with three large interdisciplinary centers: The Center for Frontiers in Optical Coherent and Ultrafast Science (FOCUS), the Optical Physics Interdisciplinary Laboratory (OPIL), and the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics (MCTP). OPIL and FOCUS both have laboratories in the Physics Department. The AMO Physics area has close ties to several related subfields and technologies, including astrophysics, high energy, nuclear, condensed matter, and atmospheric physics. Research connections outside the Department include the University of Michigan Applied Physics Program, Chemistry Department, Materials Science Department, Biophysics Research Division, Medical School, and Electrical Engineering Department.
Faculty:
Paul Berman
Philip Bucksbaum
Timothy Chupp
Luming Duan
George Ford
David Gidley
Jens-Christian Meiners
Roberto Merlin
Christopher Monroe
Georg Raithel
David Reis
Duncan Steel
Jens Zorn
Other links:
FOCUS Center (Frontier in Optical, Coherent, and Ultrafast Science)
OPIL (Optical Physics Interdisciplinary Laboratory)
MCTP (Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics)
National Science Foundation
The American Physical Society
Physical Review Online Archive
Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science
Virtual Journal of Quantum Information Science |