Quantum solids, liquids, and gases Program: Ultracold gases in optical resonators

by Jonas Larson (Nordita)

Monday 26 Jul 2010, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Stockholm

After a motivation why it is interesting to study cold atomic gases confined inside optical cavities, I will present a short summary of the experimental achievements up to date. I proceed by outlining the effective equations of motions, being nonlinear due to the intrinsic atom-field interaction, and discuss theoretical predictions that derive from them. I will focus on works that I have been involved in; optical bistability, Mott insulator states, collapse-revivals, and nonlinear dispersions.

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