AMUSE

Date: November 28, 2018

Time: 6:00PM - 7:00PM

Location: BLOC 220

Speaker: Dr. Alexey Belyanin, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University

Title: Lasers meet nanotechnology

Abstract: Modern nanotechnology enables precise quantum “engineering” of quantum states of individual electrons in crystals and their coupling to light. Advances in nanotechnology have led to the appearance of microscopic lasers with functionalities that would be considered science fiction just a few years ago. I will discuss how fundamental laws of quantum mechanics and electromagnetism enable several recent additions to a zoo of lasers: lasers for the Internet, lasers that can “see through the wall”, quantum cascade lasers, laser frequency combs, laser radio, and lasers that can detect one molecule hidden within a trillion other molecules. This is like finding a needle in a haystack the size of Kyle Field.