The talk will review some recent theoretical and experimental results on the investigation of the classic wave optics analogies of several coherent quantum effects encountered in microscopic, mesoscopic or macroscopic quantum systems using engineered optical waveguide structures. The optical analogous of coherent destruction of tunneling in a driven bistable potential, Bloch oscillations and dynamics localization in periodic potentials, adiabatic stabilization of atoms in super-intense and high-frequency laser fields, light transfer via coherent adiabatic passage, quantum decay control and quantum Zeno effect will be discussed.


Seminar, 18th of July, 12:00h. Conference Room

Hosted by Prof. Valerio Pruneri