Papers

2025

Microwave-optical double-resonance vector magnetometry with warm Rb atoms
Bahar Babaei, Benjamin D. Smith, Andrei Tretiakov, Andal Narayanan, Lindsay J. LeBlanc
[arxiv.org:2507.08791]

2024

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]

2023

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
Phys. Rev. Appl. 19, 034089 (2023)
[Journal link][arXiv:2208.00045]

2022

Superradiance-mediated photon storage for broadband quantum memory
Anindya Rastogi, Erhan Saglamyurek, Taras Hrushevskyi, Lindsay J. LeBlanc
Phys. Rev. Lett.  129, 120502 (2022)
[Journal Link][arxiv.2112.09261]

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.2010:15069]

2021

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
M. Ruether, C.A. Potts, J.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]

2020

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]

2019

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]

2018

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]

2017

Bose-Einstein Condensates in Artificial Gauge Fields
L. J. LeBlanc and I. B. Spielman
Chapter 15 in Universal Themes of Bose-Einstein Condensation N. Proukakis, D. Snoke, and P. Littlewood (Eds.), Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, UK). Ch. 15, pp. 299-321 (2017).
[Online book link]

2016

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]

Commentaries

2022

Perspective: Unleashing spontaneity in a time crystal
L. J. LeBlanc, Science 377, pp. 576-577 (2022)
[Journal Link]

2018

Viewpoint: The Quest to Make a Ferromagnet with Cold Atoms
L. J. LeBlanc, Physics 11, 131 (2018).
[Journal Link]

2017

Quantum Physics: Interactions propel a magnetic dance (News and Views)
L. J. LeBlanc. Nature 546, 481-482 (2017).
[Journal Link]

2015

Quantum Physics: Two-atom bunching (News and Views)
L. J. LeBlanc. Nature 520, 36-37 (2015).
[Journal Link]

2014

Atomic Physics: Polar Exploration (News and Views)
L. J. LeBlanc. Nature 505, 627-628 (2014).
[Journal Link]

Theses

Doctoral

(2024) Anindya Rastogi, PhD Thesis: Broadband, on-demand optical memories based on alkali-atom-ensemble for photonic quantum technologies (Oct 2024)

(2024) Benjamin D. Smith, PhD Thesis: Nonlinear interactions using neutral atomic gases, (Mar 2024)

(2024) Logan W. Cooke, PhD Thesis: Artificial Gauge Fields in Ultracold Atomic Ensembles, (Jan 2024)

(2021) Andrei Tretiakov, PhD Thesis: Manipulating optical properties of rubidium through microwave interactions, (May 2021)

Masters

(2024) Bahar Babaei, MSc Thesis: Microwave-optical double-resonance vector magnetometry with warm Rb atoms (Sept 2024)

(2024) Nicholas Milson, MSc Thesis: Reinforcement Learning for Optimization and Control of Ultracold Quantum Gas Production, (Jan 2024)

(2024) Joseph Lindon, MSc Thesis: A Qutrit in Ultracold Rubidium-87, (Jan 2024)

(2021) Brittany Lu, MSc Thesis: Magnetometry with Microwave-Assisted Optical Pumping in Warm Rb Vapor and Microfabricated Rb Vapor Cells, (Jul 2021)

(2020) Michelle Sullivan, MSc Thesis: A Cold Atoms Apparatus for a New Hybrid Quantum System, (Aug 2020)

(2020) James Maldaner, MSc Thesis: Towards a monolithic process for open-access Fabry-Perot etalon cavities, (ECE, cosupervised) (Aug 2020)

(2019) Jacques Thibault, MSc Thesis: Micro-wire Magnetic Trap Chips for use in Ultracold Atom Experiments, (Aug 2019).

(2018) Anindya Rastogi,  MSc Thesis: Light-Matter Interactions for Quantum Simulation and Quantum Memory Experiments, (April 2018).

(2017) Taras Hrushevskyi, MSc Thesis: Quantum gas apparatus for Bose-Einstein condensation of 87Rb, (Jan 2017).

(2016) Andrei Tretiakov, MSc Thesis: Versatile apparatus for ultracold atomic hybrid systems, (Dec 2016).

Reports

Kristen Côté: Optical phase stabilization for Raman-dressed potentials (Phys 499, Winter 2016)

M-X (Ketty) Na: Optical transport of cold atoms (Phys 499, Fall 2015)

Christian Prosko: Evaporative Cooling of 87Rb with Microwave Radiation (Phys 499, Fall 2015

Videos

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