Lindsay J LeBlanc

Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Alberta

Canada Research Chair in Ultracold Gases for Quantum Simulation

[Full CV, pdf]

lindsay.leblanc@ualberta.ca

office: CCIS 3-207ph: (780) 492-6562fax: (780) 492-0714

Brief CV:

Associate Professor, 2020-present, Department of Physics, University of Alberta
Assistant Professor, 2013-2020, Department of Physics, University of Alberta
Fellow, Canada Institute for Advanced Research (Quantum Materials Program) 2015-2019
AITF Strategic Chair in Hybrid Quantum Systems 2014-2017
Postdoctoral fellow, 2010-2013, Joint Quantum Institute, NIST and University of Maryland (Spielman group)
Ph.D. 2011, Physics, University of Toronto (Thywissen group)
M.Sc. 2005, Physics, University of Toronto (Thywissen group)
B.Sc. 2003, Engineering Physics, University of Alberta

Full Publications List

UAlberta publications (2014 - )

Manipulating optical absorption and polarization using microwave control in an atomic vapour
A. Tretiakov, C. A. Potts, Y. Y. Lu, J. P Davis, L. J. LeBlanc
J. Phys. Photonics 6, 035007 (2024).
[Journal Link][arxiv.org:2110.10673]
Investigation of Floquet engineered non-Abelian geometric phase for holonomic quantum computing
Logan W. Cooke, Arina Tashchilina, Mason Protter, Joseph Lindon, Tian Ooi, Frank Marsiglio, Joseph Maciejko, Lindsay J. LeBlanc
Phys. Rev. Research 6, 013057 (2024).
[Journal Link][arxiv.org:2307.12957]
High-dimensional reinforcement learning for optimization and control of ultracold quantum gases
Nicholas Milson, Arina Tashchilina, Tian Ooi, Anna Czarnecka, Zaheen F. Ahmad, Lindsay J. LeBlanc
Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. 4, 045057 (2023)
[Journal link][arxiv.org:2308.05216]
Microwave-to-optical conversion in a room-temperature 87Rb vapor with frequency-division multiplexing control
Benjamin D. Smith, Bahar Babaei, Andal Narayanan, Lindsay J. LeBlanc
Comm. Phys. 6, 338 (2023)
[Journal link][arxiv.org:2305.19221]
Complete unitary qutrit control in ultracold atoms

Joseph Lindon, Arina Tashchilina, Logan W. Cooke, Lindsay J. LeBlanc
[arXiv:2208.00045]

Superradiance-mediated photon storage for broadband quantum memory

Anindya Rastogi, Erhan Saglamyurek, Taras Hrushevskyi, Lindsay J. LeBlancPhys. Rev. Lett. 129, 120502 (2022)
[Journal Link][arxiv.2112.09261]

Topical White Paper: A Case for Quantum Memories in Space

Mustafa Gündoğan, Thomas Jennewein, Faezeh Kimiaee Asadi, Elisa Da Ros, Erhan Sağlamyürek, Daniel Oblak, Daniel Rieländer, Jasminder Sidhu, Samuele Grandi, Luca Mazzarella, Julius Wallnöfer, Patrick Ledingham, Lindsay LeBlanc, Margherita Mazzera, Makan Mohageg, Janik Wolters, Alexander Ling, Mete Atatüre, Hugues de Riedmatten, Daniel Oi, Christoph Simon, Markus Krutzik
[arXiv:2111.09595]

Polymer-loaded three dimensional microwave cavities for hybrid quantum systems

Myles Ruether, Clinton A Potts, John P Davis, and L. J. LeBlanc.J. Phys. Commun. 5 121001 (2021)
[Journal link][arxiv.org:2104.10237]

Storing short single-photon-level optical pulses in Bose-Einstein condensates for high-performance quantum memory

E. Saglamyurek, T. Hrushevskyi, A. Rastogi, L. W. Cooke, B. D. Smith, and L. J. LeBlanc. New J. Phys. 23 043028 (2021).[Journal link] [arxiv.org:2010:15780]

GPU-accelerated solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation

B. D. Smith, L. W. Cooke, and L. J. LeBlanc.
Comp. Phys. Comm. 275, 108314 (2022)
[Journal Link] [arxiv.org:2010.15069]

Liquid infiltration of monolithic open-access Fabry–Perot microcavities

J. Maldaner, S. Al-Sumaidae, G. J. Hornig, L. J. LeBlanc, R. G. DeCorby. Applied Optics 59 7125-7130 (2020)[Journal Link]

Atomic microwave-to-optical signal transduction via magnetic-field coupling in a resonant microwave cavity

A. Tretiakov, C. A. Potts, T. S. Lee, M. J. Thiessen, J. P. Davis, L. J. LeBlanc. Appl. Phys. Lett. 116, 164101 (2020). (Featured)[Journal Link] [arxiv.2001.03150]

Single-photon-level light storage in cold atoms using the Autler-Townes splitting protocol.

E. Saglamyurek, T. Hrushevskyi, L. W. Cooke, A. Rastogi, L. J. LeBlanc. Phys. Rev. Research 1, 022004(R) (2019).[Journal Link][arxiv:1905.05856]

Discerning quantum memories based on electromagnetically-induced-transparency and Autler-Townes-splitting protocols

Anindya Rastogi, Erhan Saglamyurek, Taras Hrushevskyi, Scott Hubele, Lindsay J. LeBlanc, Phys. Rev. A 100, 012314 (2019).[Journal Link][arxiv:1902.02815]

Microwave Rabi resonances beyond the small-signal regime

A. Tretiakov and L. J. LeBlanc, Phys. Rev. A 99, 043402 (2019).[Journal Link][arxiv:1902.01971]

Viewpoint: The Quest to Make a Ferromagnet with Cold Atoms

L. J. LeBlanc, Physics 11, 131 (2018).[Journal Link]

Coherent storage and manipulation of broadband photons via dynamically controlled Autler-Townes splitting

Erhan Saglamyurek, Taras Hrushevskyi, Anindya Rastogi, Khabat Heshami, and Lindsay J. LeBlanc. Nature Photonics, 12, 774–782 (2018). [Journal Link][arxiv:1710.08902]

Quantum Physics: Interactions propel a magnetic dance (News and Views)

L. J. LeBlanc. Nature 546, 481-482 (2017).[Journal Link]

Magnetic-field-mediated coupling and control in hybrid atomic-nanomechanical systems

A. Tretiakov and L.J. LeBlanc, Phys. Rev. A 94, 043802 (2016).[Journal Link][arxiv:1605.03126]

Tunable open-access microcavities for on-chip cQED

C.A. Potts, A. Melnyk, H. Ramp, M.H. Bitarafan, D. Vick, L.J. LeBlanc, J.P. Davis, R.G. DeCorby. Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 041103 (2016).[Journal Link][arxiv:1602.03344]

Quantum Physics: Two-atom bunching (News and Views)

L. J. LeBlanc. Nature 520, 36-37 (2015).[Journal Link]

Atomic Physics: Polar Exploration (News and Views)

L. J. LeBlanc. Nature 505, 627-628 (2014).[Journal Link]

JQI / NIST publications (2011 - 2015)

Gauge Matters: Observing the vortex-nucleation transition in a Bose-Einstein condensate

L. J. LeBlanc, K. Jiménez-García, R. A. Williams, M. C. Beeler, W. D. Phillips, I. B. Spielman. New Journal of Physics, 17, 065016 (2015). (Special issue: Focus on Topological physics: from condensed matter to cold atoms and optics)[Journal link][arxiv:1502.07443]

Tunable Spin-Orbit Coupling via Strong Driving in Ultracold Atom Systems

K. Jiménez-García, L. J. LeBlanc, R. A. Williams, M. C. Beeler, C. Qu, M. Gong, C. Zhang, I. B. Spielman. Physical Review Letters, 114, 125301 (2015).Editor's Suggestion: On-demand spin-orbit coupling, Physics[Journal link][arxiv:1412.4064]

A Raman-induced Feshbach resonance in an effectively single-component Fermi gas

R. A. Williams, M. C. Beeler, L. J. LeBlanc, K. Jimenez-Garcia, I. B. Spielman. Physical Review Letters, 111, 095301 (2013).[Journal Link] [arxiv:1306.1965]

Direct observation of zitterbewegung in a Bose-Einstein condensate

L. J. LeBlanc, M. C. Beeler, K. Jiménez-García, A. R. Perry, S. Sugawa, R. A. Williams, and I. B. Spielman. New Journal of Physics, 15, 073011 (2013).2013 New Journal of Physics Highlight[Journal Link][arxiv:1303.0914]

The spin Hall effect in a quantum gas

M. C. Beeler, R. A. Williams, K. Jiménez-García, L. J. LeBlanc, A. R. Perry, and I. B. Spielman. Nature 498, 201-204 (2013).[Journal Link][arxiv:1306.3579]

Controlling Atomic Interactions with Light

Ross A. Williams, Lindsay J. LeBlanc, Karina Jiménez-García, Matthew C. Beeler, Abigail R. Perry, William D. Phillips, and Ian B. Spielman. Optics and Photonics News, 23, 45-45 (2012).[Journal Link]

Observation of a superfluid Hall effect

L. J. LeBlanc, K. Jiménez-García, R. A. Williams, M. C. Beeler, A. R. Perry, W. D. Phillips, and I. B. Spielman. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109, 10811 (2012).[Journal Link][arxiv:1201.5857]

Peierls Substitution in an Engineered Lattice Potential

K. Jiménez-García, L. J. LeBlanc, R. A. Williams, M. C. Beeler, A. R. Perry, and I. B. Spielman. Physical Review Letters 108, 225303 (2012).[Journal Link][arxiv:1201.6630]

Synthetic Partial Waves in Ultracold Atomic Collisions

R. A. Williams, L. J. LeBlanc, K. Jiménez-García, M. C. Beeler, A. R. Perry, W. D. Phillips, and I. B. Spielman. Science 335, 314 (2012).[Journal Link][arxiv:1201.4349]

Toronto publications (2005 - 2011)

Exploring many-body physics with ultracold atoms

Ph.D. Thesis, University of Toronto (2011).[pdf]

Dynamics of a tunable superfluid junction

L. J. LeBlanc, A.B. Bardon, J. McKeever, M. H. T. Extavour, J. H. Thywissen, F. Piazza, and A. Smerzi.Physical Review Letters, 106, 025302 (2011).[Journal Link] [arxiv:1006.3550]

Fermions on atom chips.

M. H. T. Extavour, L. J. LeBlanc, J. McKeever, A. B. Bardon, S. Aubin, S. Myrskog, T. Schumm, and J. H. Thywissenin Atom Chips, J. Reichel, V. Vuletic, eds., (Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2011) pp. 365-394 (Ch. 12).[arxiv:0811.1401]

Repulsive Fermi gas in a harmonic trap: Ferromagnetism and spin textures.

L. J. LeBlanc, J. H. Thywissen, A. Burkov, and A. ParamekantiPhysical Review A 80, 013607 (2009).[Journal Link] [arxiv:0903.4543]

Species-specific optical lattices.

L. J. LeBlanc and J. H. ThywissenPhysical Review A 75, 053612 (2007).[Journal Link] [arxiv:cond-mat/0702034]

Dual-species quantum degeneracy of 40K and 87Rb on an atom chip.

M. H. T. Extavour, L. J. LeBlanc, T. Schumm, B. Cieslak, S. Myrskog, A. Stummer, S. Aubin, and J. H. Thywissen.Atomic Physics 20, 241-249 (2006).[arxiv:cond-mat/0609259]

Rapid sympathetic cooling to Fermi degeneracy on a chip.

S. Aubin, S. Myrskog, M.H.T. Extavour, L. J. LeBlanc, D. McKay, A. Stummer, J. H. Thywissen.Nature Physics 2, 384-387 (2006).[Journal Link] [arxiv:cond-mat/0609259]

Trapping Fermionic 40K and Bosonic 87Rb on a Chip.

S. Aubin, M.H.T. Extavour, S. Myrskog, L.J. LeBlanc, J. Esteve, S. Singh, P. Scrutton, D. McKay, R. McKenzie, I. Leroux, A. Stummer, and J.H. Thywissen.J. Low Temp. Phys. 140, 377-396 (2005).[Journal Link] [arxiv:cond-mat/0502196]

Non-academic

Physics is beauty

Lindsay LeBlanc, Globe and Mail (Facts and Arguments) 11 June 2009.[Newspaper website]