Few Level Models in Atomic Radiation Theory

将进行两个主要项目。它们都涉及现代光子原子理论，并旨在增加对先进光通信方法的理解。在一种情况下，主要问题是利用光来影响光。一个主要的应用是通过在特定蒸汽中相干吸收来阻止光脉冲，然后使用第二个脉冲来检索它以供使用。在另一种情况下，目标是展示如何在纯粹的非量子环境中参与纠缠的量子原理，其中光场被投射为经典纠缠的可行载体。这项研究的结果和好处是多方面的，包括通信系统的速度和可靠性方面的进步，潜在地结合了通信安全的新方面。在这两个项目中工作的博士生所获得的技能预计将在毕业后的工业和政府发展工作中发挥重要作用。

Two principal projects will be undertaken. They both engage modern photon-atom theory, and are designed to increase understanding of advanced methods of optical communication. In one case the principal issue is using light to influence light. A prime application would be to stop a light pulse by coherent absorption in a specific vapor, and later using a second pulse to retrieve it for use. In the other case, the goal is to show how to engage the quantum principle of entanglement in a purely non-quantum context, where light fields are projected to be feasible carriers of classical entanglement.The consequences and benefits of the research to be done are numerous, and include advances in speed and reliability of communication systems, potentially incorporating novel aspects of communication security. The skills acquired by the PhD students who will work on the two projects are expected to be valuable in both industrial and governmental development work following their graduation.