Coherent preparation by laser light of quantum states of atoms and molecules can lead to
quantum interference in the amplitudes of optical transitions. In this way the optical …

When a neutral atom moves in a properly designed laser field, its center-of-mass motion
may mimic the dynamics of a charged particle in a magnetic field, with the emergence of a …

The technique of stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP), which allows efficient and
selective population transfer between quantum states without suffering loss due to …

Gauge fields are central in our modern understanding of physics at all scales. At the highest
energy scales known, the microscopic universe is governed by particles interacting with …

A quantum gas of ultracold polar molecules, with long-range and anisotropic interactions,
not only would enable explorations of a large class of many-body physics phenomena but …

The concept of the photon, central to Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect, is
exactly 100 years old. Yet, while photons have been detected individually for more than 50 …

A sequence of single photons is emitted on demand from a single three-level atom strongly
coupled to a high-finesse optical cavity. The photons are generated by an adiabatically …

Femtochemistry techniques have been instrumental in accessing the short time scales
necessary to probe transient intermediates in chemical reactions. In this study, we took the …

An ideal and reversible transfer technique for the quantum state between light and
metastable collective states of matter is presented and analyzed in detail. The method is …

Written by two of the world's leading researchers in the field, this is a systematic introduction
to the fundamental principles of coherent control, and to the underlying physics and …