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Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Third 2006-2007 Meeting of the National Capital Section of the Optical Society of America

At the Original Ambrosia Restaurant
12015 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
Tuesday 21 November 2006

"Handling Photons the Hard Way:  One at a Time"
Speaker: Dr. Alan Migdall, NIST

ABSTRACT

While the vast majority of optical techniques, measurements, and technology create, use, and detect light in large quantities, there is growing interest in single-photon technology for a wide range of applications. These applications include, among others, high sensitivity chemical analysis, quantum information, and even high-speed communication with Mars.  Along with this growth in interest is a fast growing toolbox of single-photon technology being developed, which in turn is bringing with it single-photon metrology needs.  We present an overview of single photon technology and metrology efforts by our group and others.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER -

Alan Migdall received his PhD in physics from MIT and BS in mathematics and physics from U. of Maryland. He is a member of the Optical Technology Division at NIST, where he is involved in projects that use two-photon light sources and their entanglement for absolute metrology and quantum information applications. Traditionally these two-photon light sources have relied on parametric downconversion in bulk crystals, but efforts are moving toward using higher order nonlinearities made possible by new types of optical fibers. In the area of metrology, current work is underway to determine the ultimate uncertainty limits of the two-photon measurement method for both photon counting detector efficiency and spectral source radiance measurements. In quantum information, efforts include the development and characterization of improved single photon sources and high photon number entanglement, as well as the encouragement of related single-photon component technology. Previous work included the laser cooling of atoms, which resulted in the first trapping of a neutral atom. As a means of encouraging single photon technology, Dr. Migdall has organized a number of workshops, symposiums, and special issues on the topic.
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The Meeting will be at the Ambrosia Restaurant
   12015 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD

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   >>>>>>>  DIRECTIONS  <<<<<<<<<
   To Ambrosia Restaurant
   12015 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD

From the Beltway (I-495)
    Take Exit 34 - MD 355 (Rockville Pike) North
    Go 2.8 miles to 12015 Rockville Pike
       (On your right just past the light at Randolph Road)

From I-270
   Take Exit 4, Montrose Road East (towards Rockville)
    Go ~ 2 miles to Rockville Pike (MD 355)
      Left onto Rockville Pike (MD 355)
     The Restaurant will be your right,
          (just past the intersection)

By Metro
  Get off at White Flint Metro Station
     & take the Ride-on Bus #46  0.5 mile North
        to Randolph Road
       Walk 0.07 mi North to Restaurant

NOTE -
 We are at the Ambrosia Restaurant
   NOT the Ambrosia Grille (3 miles further north on MD 355)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ambrosia+Restaurant,+12015+Rockville+Pike,+Rockville,+MD&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=39.080241,-77.13501&spn=0.172698,0.247536&om=1&iwloc=A
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--->  RESERVATIONS REQUIRED FOR DINNER  <---- 
 (by 4:00 PM, Monday 20 November 2006)
To make reservations or for more information, please contact: Eric Shettle  202-404-8152 (W) shettle@nrl.navy.mil
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Save Tuesday January 16th, 2007 for our following meeting.
Dr. Eugene Waluschka from NASA/GSFC will talk on "Polarization Ray Tracing for Space Optics"