Interference with atomic and molecular matter waves is a rich branch of atomic physics and
quantum optics. It started with atom diffraction from crystal surfaces and the separated …

The subject of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) is reviewed in this paper.
Emphasis is placed on the experimental work reported in this field since 1990. Theoretical …

I Introduction.-1 Review of Quantum Mechanics.-1.1 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory.-
1.2 The Rabi Two-Level Problem.-1.2. 1 Light Shifts.-1.2. 2 The Dressed Atom Picture.-1.2. 3 …

We have constructed an atom interferometer by Bragg deflecting a collimated beam of
metastable neon atoms from three parallel standing waves. Interference fringes have been …

We study the loss of spatial coherence in the extended wave function of fullerenes due to
collisions with background gases. From the gradual suppression of quantum interference …

We have developed a novel interferometer for atom de Broglie waves, where amplitude
division and recombination is achieved by diffraction at standing light waves operating as …

We have measured the phase shift induced by rotation of an atom interferometer at rates of−
2 to+ 2 earth rates and obtained 1% agreement with the predicted Sagnac phase shift for …

We have scattered single photons from interfering de Broglie waves in an atom
interferometer and observed contrast loss and revivals as the separation of the interfering …

We theoretically study specific schemes for performing a fundamental two-qubit quantum
gate via controlled atomic collisions by switching microscopic potentials. In particular we …

Atomic matter waves, like electromagnetic waves, can be focused, reflected, guided and split
by currently available passive atom-optical elements. However, the key for many …