Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Quantum Electronics

Optics and the optical sciences are among the most dynamic areas of physics. These topics have led to new fundamental insights into the study of matter, and its applications include communications, medicine, manufacturing, and even entertainment. At SUNY Stony Brook, research groups in departments including chemistry, electrical engineering, and the biological sciences are increasingly dependent on optical science and technology for furthering their missions. Long Island is host to several companies with optics as part or all of their business, including Northrup-Grumman and Symboltek.

A number of faculty in the Physics Department at Stony Brook share an interest in the optical sciences, and their laboratories offer research opportunities for levels of students.

Quantum Electronics, Atomic, and Molecular Physics

Research programs in optics range include fundamental physics studies of

• highly excited states: the onset of chaos in atoms (Koch lab);
• fundamental physics studies of nonlinear phenomena in optical and atomic systems (Marburger group);
• laser spectroscopy and cooling to microKelvin temperatures (Metcalf lab);
• spectroscopy on trapped Francium; cavity quantum electrodynamics (Orozco lab);
• Ultrafast Coherent Control and Spectroscopy (Weinacht group)

to applications of optics such as

• the physics of optoelectronic materials (Mendez lab);

You can click on one of the selections below to find out more about Quantum Electronics, Atomic, and Molecular Physics

• Publications
• Faculty
• Staff
• Postdocs
• Students

In addition, you can take a "guided tour" of the Optics program.

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