U.S.-Japan Joint Seminar: Manipulation of Matter by Coherent Light

小行星9603206 该奖项支持美国科学家参与美国-拟于1997年9月1日至5日在日本群马举行的关于用相干光操纵物质的日本研讨会。 共同组织者是教授菲利普H。 密歇根大学的Bucksbaum和日本电子通信大学的Kohzo Hakuta。 本次研讨会将汇集激光原子冷却，原子光学，原子相干控制和超快激光原子过程等领域的领先研究人员，研究这些领域之间的新兴联系。 讨论的主题包括冷原子的玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚、量子计算、微激光和纠缠波包。 相干光对物质的操纵是激光-物质研究的前沿领域之一，新技术正在刺激新的进展。 最近在弱相互作用气体中成功地观测到玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚，首次证实了爱因斯坦和玻色在大约世纪前所作的预言。 美国专注于气相研究，日本专注于凝聚态和量子光学，与日本专家在这一领域的思想和数据交流将使美国参与者能够推进自己的工作，并为未来的合作项目奠定基础。 ***

9603206 Bucksbaum This award supports the participation of American scientists in a U.S.-Japan seminar on the Manipulation of Matter by Coherent Light to be held in Gunma, Japan from September 1- 5, 1997. The co-organizers are Professors Philip H. Bucksbaum of the University of Michigan and Kohzo Hakuta of the University of Electro-Communications in Japan. This seminar will bring together leading researchers in the areas of laser-atom cooling, atom optics, atomic coherent control, and ultrafast laser-atom processes, to study emerging connections between these fields. Topics to be discussed include Bose-Einstein condensation of cold atoms, quantum computing, microlasers, and entangled wavepackets. %%% The manipulation of matter by coherent light is one of the leading fields of activity in laser-matter studies, and new advances are being stimulated by new technologies. The recent success in observing Bose-Einstein condensation in a weakly interacting gas confirmed for the first time predictions made by Einstein and Bose almost a century ago. With a U.S. concentration on gas phase studies and a Japanese focus on condensed matter and quantum optics, the exchange of ideas and data with Japanese experts in this field will enable U.S. participants to advance their own work, and will set the stage for future collaborative projects. ***