Welcome!
We are a research lab at Caltech that uses lasers to control atoms and molecules for table-top experiments in fundamental physics by using and developing techniques that also have applications to nuclear physics, fundamental chemistry, and quantum information.
21 February 2024
Lectures from CIQC/IPAM Winter School in Quantum Information Science are now posted.
19 January 2024
Paper about enhancing atom-molecule collisions via atomic Rydberg excitation published in Phys. Rev. Lett.
20 December 2023
Paper on CP-violation sensitivity of closed-shell radium-containing polyatomic molecular ions posted to the arXiv.
8 December 2023
Thanks to Arian for sharing his Science Journey.
9 November 2023
Paper on Quantum control of trapped polyatomic molecules for eEDM searches published in Science.
November 2023
Paper on entanglement-enhanced EDM measurement published in Phys. Rev. Lett.
31 October 2023
Paper on Engineering Field-Insensitive Molecular Clock Transitions for Symmetry Violation Searches was published in Phys. Rev. Lett, and featured in Physics Magazine.
18 October 2023
Paper on measuring electroweak nuclear properties with molecular ions posted to the arXiv.
13 October 2023
We are grateful for having been selected to receive a De Logi Science and Technology Grant to support our work with exotic nuclei.
30 August 2023
Congratulations to Yi for winning the 2023 Hilbert Optical Design Award for his design of a Non-Resonant Cavity for Multi-Pass Laser Intensity Buildup.
31 July 2023
Paper on characterizing the YbOH bending mode published in the New Journal of Physics.
17 July 2023
Paper on "Optical cycling in polyatomic molecules with complex hyperfine structure" published in PRA.
12 July 2023
Proposal for quantum metrology for EDM searches posted to the arXiv.
5 July 2023
Paper about enhancing atom-molecule collisions via Rydberg excitation posted to the arXiv.
29 June 2023
Polyatomic laser cooling intensity-borrowing paper has been published.
23 June 2023
Welcome HSRC 2023!
21 June 2023
Congratulations to Adele Basturk for winning the C. S. Shastry Prize, and to Nachiket Bhanushali for winning the Haren Lee Fisher Memorial Award.
19 June 2023
Recordings of ITAMP Winter School 2023 have now been posted.
2 June 2023
Paper on molecular repump spectroscopy published in Phys. Rev. A as an Editor's Suggestion.
1 June 2023
Polyatomic laser cooling intensity-borrowing paper posted on the arXiv.
25 May 2023
Congratulations to Chandler Conn for being selected as a 2023 Tombrello Scholar through the France A Córdova Graduate Student Fund, and to Yuiki Takahashi for winning the 2023 John S. Stemple Memorial Prize.
23 May 2023
Congratulations, Dr. Arian Jadbabaie!
4 May 2023
Paper describing the design of a "Nonresonant cavity for multipass laser intensity buildup" was published in Applied Optics.
27 April 2023
Paper on "Optical cycling in polyatomic molecules with complex hyperfine structure" posted to the arXiv.
26 April 2023
Paper on "Engineering field-insensitive molecular clock transitions for symmetry violation searches" posted to the arXiv.
14 April 2023
Some of Arian's outreach work with City of STEM was featred in a Caltech news article.
Arian Jadbabaie presents a superconductor demonstration to a large audience
Photo credit: Kitty Cahalan/Caltech
6 April 2023
FSNN NSAC LRP whitepaper posted to the arXiv. The paper explains the acronyms, NBD.
6 March 2023
Paper on molecular repump spectroscopy submitted to the arXiv.
21 February 2023
ITAMP Winter School 2023 slides can be found here
13 February 2023
"Non-resonant cavity for intensity buildup of multiple lasers" posted to the arXiv.
7 February 2023
"Opportunities for Fundamental Physics Research with Radioactive Molecules" posted to the arXiv.
26 January 2023
Congratulations to Nachiket for winning third place in the SURF Seminar Day Doris S. Perpall Speaking Award Finals!
25 January 2023
Welcome to the newest member of our lab - cold radium!
22 January 2023
Paper on quantum control in trapped polyatomic molecules for eEDM searches posted to arXiv.
11 January 2023
Happy New Year!
Paper on characterizing the YbOH bending mode submitted to the arXiv.
1 December 2022
Paper on photon cycling in polyatomic molecules with multiple valence electrons published in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.
29 November 2022
Paper on molecular enhancement factors for P, T-violating eEDM in BaCH3 and YbCH3 symmetric top molecules published in PRA.
We are extremely grateful to receive support from the following sources:
Researchers in our group have received fellowships supported by:
SURF Fellowships:
Bill Davis
James C. Whitney
Thomas Lauritsen
Mark Reinecke
Toni and Bob Perpall
WAVE Fellowships:
Kavli Nanoscience Institute (KNI)
Student awards:
France A. Córdova Fund/Tombrello Scholarship
Graduate Fellowships:
Roy T. Eddleman
Dominic Orr
Postdoctoral Fellowships:
David and Ellen Lee