Studies of Two-Level Atoms in Driven Optical Cavities

该研究计划的重点是准备量子态的动态演化，半经典和量子制度之间的过渡，以及量子系统对非经典激发的响应的实验研究。 实验将在腔QED装置中进行，其中光泵原子与驱动的高精细光学腔的单模相互作用。 这些研究将探索耗散量子过程，并将有助于阐明开放系统的连续量子测量问题。

This research program focuses on the experimental study of the dynamic evolution of prepared quantum states, the transition between the semiclassical and quantal regimes, and the response of a quantum system to non-classical excitation. The experiments will be conducted in a cavity QED apparatus, where optically pumped atoms interact with a single mode of a driven high finesse optical cavity. The investigations will probe dissipative quantum processes and will help elucidate questions of continuous quantum measurement for open systems.