In the past decade, a two-dimensional matter-light system called the microcavity exciton-
polariton has emerged as a new promising candidate of Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) …

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 lure of lower temperatures has attracted physicists for the past century, and with each
advance towards absolute zero, new and rich physics has emerged. Laypeople may wonder …

This book deals with applications in several areas of science and technology that make use
of light which carries orbital angular momentum. In most practical scenarios, the angular …

Reviews the history of optical trapping and manipulation of small-neutral particles, from the
time of its origin in 1970 up to the present. As we shall see, the unique characteristics of this …

This is the first volume of a set of three within the Springer Series in Optical Sciences, and is
devoted to photorefractive effects, photorefractive materials, and their applications. Since the …

ABSTRACT A new type of quantum interferometer was recently realized that employs
parametric amplifiers (PAs) as the wave splitting and mixing elements. The quantum …

Abstract Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) are macroscopic coherent matter waves that
have revolutionized quantum science and atomic physics. They are important to quantum …

We consider several effects of the matter wave dynamics which can be observed in Bose–
Einstein condensates embedded into optical lattices. For low-density condensates, we …

The interaction of short and strong laser pulses with an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate is
found to generate patterns of recoiling atoms that are different from those seen in previous …