Optical/Millimeter-Wave Double-Resonance Spectroscopy of Rydberg Atoms

摘要

AFOSR grant F49620-03-1-0287 is a DUlUP grant providing laser and millimeter wave instrumentation for the AFOSR sponsored research programs of Robert Jones and Thomas Gallagher at the University of Virginia. The objectives of these two programs entitled 'Time Dependent Manipulation of Electronic Wavefunctions' and 'Structure and Dynamics of Excited Atoms' are: (1) the manipulation of Rydberg atom wavefunctions using sophisticated optical techniques; and (2) using millimeter wave resonance techniques to explore the properties of a frozen Rydberg gas. As described below these research programs can lead to new methods for quantum information processing and form a bridge between atomic physic and condensed matter physics.