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Ross A. Williams, Lindsay J. LeBlanc, Karina K. Jimenez Garcia, Matthew C. Beeler, Abigail R. Perry, William D. Phillips, Ian B. Spielman
Abstract
For the majority of the 20th century atomic physicists used light to probe and understand atoms. Today, scientists use light to manipulate particles with unprecedented levels of control, routinely cooling atoms to a few billionths of a degree above absolute zero. This precision control is vital for applications including atomic clocks, quantum computing, and the use of ultracold quantum gases for studying many-body physics, that is, as a realization of Feynmans concept of a quantum simulator. Now, we report on the ability to use light to modify the interactions between atoms in a fundamentally new way.
Williams, R.
, LeBlanc, L.
, Jimenez, K.
, Beeler, M.
, Perry, A.
, Phillips, W.
and Spielman, I.
(2012),
Controlling Atomic Interactions with Light, Optics & Photonics News
(Accessed October 22, 2025)