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JILA Graduate Student Yunzhe “Oliver” Shao Wins Best Paper Award at the IEEE Conference on Computational Imaging Using Synthetic Apertures

Oliver Shao has been awarded the Best Paper Award at the IEEE Conference on Computational Imaging Using Synthetic Apertures

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JILA Graduate Student Aaron Young Wins 2024 Deborah Jin Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Atomic, Molecular, or Optical Physics

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The Interference of Many Atoms, and a New Approach to Boson Sampling

Atoms in an optical lattice perform a "quantum walk" where they experience many different quantum phenomena, such as superposition or tunneling.

Press Clipping: JILA Fellow Heather Lewandowski's research highlighted in "Space Daily"

JILA Fellow and University of Colorado Physics Professor Heather Lewandowski's novel research has recently been showcased in Space Daily. The article, penned by Clarence Oxford, delves into Lewandowski's innovative experiments with cold Coulomb crystals to explore the chemical dynamics of the Interstellar Medium (ISM)—a complex blend of atoms, ions, and molecules that fill the space between stars.

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Cold Coulomb Crystals, Cosmic Clues: Unraveling the Mysteries of Space Chemistry

Coulomb crystals are surrounded by molecules used in the Lewandowski laboratory to study astrochemical reactions

Humans of JILA: Luca Giuseppe Talamo

Luca Giuseppe Talamo, a graduate student within JILA Fellow Cindy Regal's group, works on an experiment.

In the bustling realm of scientific exploration, there are individuals whose dedication allows them to stand out as a leader within their research group. Such is the case for JILA graduate student Luca Giuseppe Talamo, a researcher within JILA Fellow Cindy Regal’s group.

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Press Clipping: JILA and NIST Fellows Jun Ye's and Jan Hall's Work highlighted in "AZO Optics"

A schematic of a laser going through an AOM, which sends sound waves into a silicon cavity.

In a recent highlight in AZO Optics, a premier online publication dedicated to the optics and photonics community, JILA's groundbreaking advancements in laser technology have been brought into the limelight. The feature, which serves as a testament to JILA's pioneering work in the field of quantum science and precision measurement, showcases the institute's continuous efforts to push the boundaries of what's possible with laser technology.

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Building on JILA’s Legacy of Laser Precision

Groundbreaking "Tabletop" Physics Experiments Receive Major Funding, with JILA and NIST Fellow Jun Ye Leading Key Project

JILA's three-dimensional (3-D) quantum gas atomic clock consists of a grid of light formed by three pairs of laser beams. Multiple lasers of various colors are used to cool the atoms, trap them in a grid of light, and probe them for clock operation. A blue laser beam excites a cube-shaped cloud of strontium atoms. Strontium atoms fluorescence strongly when excited with blue light, as seen in the upper right corner behind the vacuum window.

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Press Clipping: JILA Fellows and University of Colorado professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn's work highlighted in "CU Boulder Today"

Doughnut-shaped beams of light scatter away from two incredibly small structures with different repeating patterns. (Credit: Wang, et al., 2023, "Optica")

A new article in CU Boulder Today highlights a recent paper published in a special issue of Optics & Photonics News called Optics in 2023 when JILA Fellows and University of Colorado Professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn and their groups use ultraprecise light to image nanosurfaces.

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