Daniel James Alton

 

 

I am a graduate student in Physics in the Quantum Optics Group laboratory of Professor H. Jeff Kimble at Caltech.

 

My current research is cavity Quantum Electrodynamics (cQED) using ultra-high-Q microtoroidal resonators
fabricated on silicon chips, in collaboration with the Vahala Research Group of Prof. Kerry J. Vahala at Caltech.

 

I study the interaction between atoms (matter) and photons (light) mediated by an optical resonator at the
quantum mechanical level.

While photons are good carriers for transporting quantum states, atoms are good for storage and processing.

A well controlled network of atomic nodes interconnected by photonic links has a promising potential to become
the building block of tomorrow’s quantum information devices, with future applications in quantum computation, communication and metrology.

 

 

 


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 Daniel James Alton
 Norman Bridge laboratory of Physics 12-33
 California Institute of Technology

 Pasadena, CA 91125, USA

 Office location: 4 East Bridge

 T: (626) 395-8346  
 E: djalton@caltech.edu

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