8:00 AM–10:24 AM, Friday, June 8, 2007
TELUS Convention Centre - Macleod D
Chair: P. Meystre, University of Arizona
Abstract ID: BAPS.2007.DAMOP.N1.1
8:00 AM–8:36 AM
Marlan Scully
(Texas A\&M and Princeton Universities)
In recent work we have demonstrated strong coherent backward wave oscillation using forward propagating fields only. This surprising result is achieved by applying laser fields to an ultra-dispersive medium with proper chosen detunings to excite a molecular vibrational coherence that corresponds to a backward propagating wave [PRL, \underline {97}, 113001 (2006)]. The physics then has much in common with propagation of ultra-slow light. Applications of coherent scattering and remote sensing to the detection of bio and chemical pathogens (e.g., anthrax) via \underline {C}oherent \underline {A}nti-\underline {R}aman \underline {S}cattering together with \underline {F}emtosecond \underline {A}daptive \underline {S}pectroscopic \underline {T}echniques (FAST CARS [Opt. Comm., \underline {244}, 423 (2005)]) will be discussed. Furthermore, the interplay between quantum optics (Dicke super and sub-radiant states) and nuclear physics (forward scattering of $\gamma $ radiation) provides interesting problems and insights into the quantum control of scattered light [PRL, \underline {96}, 010501 (2005)].
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