Quantum Optics with Laser Cooled and Trapped Atoms

摘要

An experimental investigation of a variety optical processes for laser cooled andtrapped atoms has been carried out. The principal achievements of the research program have been (1) the first observation of cooling and trapping of a single neutral atom and (2) a detailed spectroscopic study of the 6Dsub5/2 level in atomic Cesium made possible by two-photon excitation of a laser cooled and trapped sample. These advances are enabling accomplishments for diverse experiments in optical physics, including the realization of quantum logic with single atoms and photons and the exploration of atomic radiative processes with manifestly quantum or nonclassical excitation.