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Physics & Astronomy
Hong Ling Professor Biography: Ph.D., Drexel University Field: Theoretical Optics Quantum optics studies the interaction between matter and light with the emphasis on the effect of wave-particle duality on the light properties. The wave aspect of the electrons inside atoms can be utilized to produce light without population inversion, and to reduce or eliminate the absorption of the light by atoms. Atom optics, on the other hand, uses the momentum exchange between atoms and photons to change the translational degree of freedom of the atoms. Such changes can result in cooling atoms to a very low temperature, and altering the course of atomic motion without destroying the wave property of the atoms. Students with a good background in mathematics and modern physics can participate in these research activities.
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