AMO Seminar- Prof. Zhanchun Zuo

Abstract:

Light storage and quantum memory are the basis for quantum cryptography and long distance quantum communication. Four-wave mixing is a useful nonlinear optical tool to generate single photons, squeezed light and entangled photons. High optical depth is an important parameter to improve the efficiency of the light storage and four-wave mixing. In this talk, I will present our recent results on cold atoms in a one-dimensional optical trap with high optical depth. We will apply this high optical depth system for realizing light storage and four-wave mixing in the future.

Bio:

Zhanchun ZUO is now an associate professor in Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Before she was a Post-doc in Alain Aspect group, Institut d'Optique (Paris, France) and Nakagawa group, University of Electro-Communication (Tokyo, Japan). Her research interest is the interaction between lasers and atoms, cold atoms, light storage, four-wave mixing, electromagnetically induced transparency.