U. of T. Modern Optics Mini-Workshop '99

(last updated 23 November 99)

This workshop is composed of half-hour talks on topics of current research interest in quantum optics and related areas, given as part of the course requirements for students in Physics 485F / 1485F.

Other interested parties are welcome to attend.

On Saturday, December 18th the workshop will run from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, with a one-hour lunch break. It will take place in the 11th floor seminar room (1115) of McLennan Physical Labs.

There will be 11 presentations. The talks will be 30 minutes long, including 5 minutes for questions.
The students will be graded on the basis of 50% for their oral presentation, 30% for their handling of questions, and 20% for their participation in the discussion of the other students' presentations.

The tentative workshop program follows, with links to abstracts (still being revised). It is recommended that the presenters look over these abstracts in view both of the fact that the talks should complement one another wherever possible and of the fact that all students should be prepared to participate in discussion of the other presentations.

10 am: Nikolai Mak	Noise in heterodyne detection
10h30: Jeff Lundeen	Implementations and Applications of Squeezed Light
11h: Mirco Siercke	Quantum Entanglement and its Applications
11h30: BREAK
11h40: Eric Appiah-Odame	Experimental Fibre-Based Quantum Cryptography
12h10: Amir Purmusa	Electromagnetically induced transparency
12h40: LUNCH BREAK
13h40: David Gerbasi	Coherent Control and Permanent Dipole Moments
14h10: Kevin Lee	Manipulating Matter with Lasers
14h40: Lauren Segal	The Atom Laser
15h10: BREAK
15h20: Yaser Kerachian	Photonic Bandgap Materials
15h50: Demetra Psiachos	Self-induced Transparency
16h20: Noëlle Ibrahim	Applications of Lasers in Surgery
16h50: FINAL DISCUSSION

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