Physics Department Faculty:
Mikhail D. Lukin
Professor of PhysicsPhD 1998, Texas A&M
Mikhail Lukin's research is in the areas of quantum optics and atomic physics. The emphasis is on studies of quantum systems consisting of interacting photons, atoms, molecules and electrons coupled to realistic environments. We are developing new techniques for controlling the quantum dynamics of such systems, and studying fundamental physical phenomena associated with them. These techniques are used to explore new physics, as well as to facilitate implementation of potential applications in emerging areas such as quantum information science and in more traditional fields such as nonlinear optics. In the course of this work we are also exploring the emerging interfaces between quantum optics and atomic physics on the one hand, and condensed matter and mesoscopic physics on the other.
- M. D. Lukin and P.R. Hemmer, "Quantum Entanglement via Optical Control of Atom-Atom Interactions," Phys.Rev.Lett., 84, 2818 (2000).
- M. D. Lukin, S.F. Yelin, and M. Fleischhauer, "Entanglement of Atomic Ensembles by Trapping Correlated Photon States," Phys.Rev.Lett., 84, 4232 (2000).
- D. Phillips, A. Fleischhauer, A. Mair, R. Waslworth, and M.D. Lukin, "Storage of light in atomic vapor," Phys.Rev.Lett., 86, 783 (2001)
- M.D. Lukin, M. Fleischhauer, R.Cote, L.Duang, D.Jaksch, J.I.Cirac and P.Zoller, "Dipole Blockade and Quantum Information Processing in Mesoscopic Atomic Ensembles," Phys.Rev.Lett., 037901 (2001)
- M.D. Lukin and A. Imamoglu, "Controlling photons using electromagnetically induced transparency," Nature, 413, 273 (2001)
- L.M. Duan, M.D. Lukin, J.I. Cirac, and P. Zoller, "Long-distance quantum communication with atomic ensembles and linear optics," quant-ph/0105105, Nature, 414, 413 (2001)