Experiments pioneered in the Department of Physics and in the affiliated institute JILA resulted in two shared Nobel Prizes in Physics in 2001 for the creation of ultracold quantum gases and another ...

Some of the most sensitive methods of measuring magnetic fields use interactions of resonant light with atomic vapour ... We review basic principles of modern optical magnetometers, discuss ...

A career in optical physics or ... and control light. In this context, light often includes invisible forms of radiation such as gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet and infrared, in addition to visible ...

A groundbreaking achievement by physicists from Imperial College London has brought new insights into quantum physics by ...