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4/3/2008
University Award for Excellence in Distinguished Research: Demetrios Christodoulides
The 2007-08 University Award for Excellence in Distinguished Research has been awared to Professor Demetrios Christodoulides, College of Optics and Photonics. Christodoulides, a Provost’s Distinguished Research Professor, is highly respected among his colleagues as a brilliant theoretician and researcher in the field of nonlinear optics. His work has been featured in many prestigious journals and scientific magazines, and he has received several literary citations. His theoretical work in predicting a unique class of light beams has been followed by research that has observed and demonstrated their existence, which has earned Christodoulides attention from both the scientific and popular press.

5/1/2008
"Quantum coherent control of semiconductor artificial atoms" -Andreas Muller
"Quantum coherent control of semiconductor artificial atoms" Andreas Muller National Institute of Standards and Technology CREOL Conference Room 102 ABSTRACT: I will describe our efforts to coherently control excitonic states of semiconductor quantum dots. These "artificial atoms" exhibit properties remarkably similar to those of isolated atoms or molecules and are therefore ideal for solid-state quantum optical experiments and applications such as quantum key distribution. In particular, we obtain for the first time dressed states of excitons and biexcitons in emission measurements, that could enable the controlled generation of polarization-entangled photon pairs. By using a new spectroscopic approach we further demonstrate both weakly and strongly driven resonance fluorescence from a single quantum emitter, which represents the first experiment of this kind in any solid-state system. contact: Demetrios Christodoulides 407-882-0074

12/17/2007
Elected Fellow of the Military Sensing Symposia (MSS)
Glenn D. Boreman: Congratulations to Glenn Fellows of the Military Sensing Symposia (MSS) are those individuals who have been recognized for their sustained significant contribution to the one or more areas of Military Sensing Technology (MST), i.e. a field related to sensing technology that is (or can be) applied to the national defense or homeland security. Fellows are nominated by their peers, reviewed and recommended for confirmation by a committee of existing Fellows and confirmed by the Executive Committee of MSS.