Benson
Classical light sources, like Lasers, have a fundamental limit on how small of a signal they can measure (the Sta
Jimenez Group
Ralph Jimenez group
SanSoucie
I am a 4th year graduate student studying the advantages of using quantum light (int
McLean
My research at JILA in the Jimenez Group is focused on understanding the nature (magnitude and mechanism) of entangled two-photon absorption (E2PA). By better understanding the nature of E2PA, I would like to develop strategies to employ entangled photons and other forms of quantum light in applied fields such as within the chemical and physical sciences.
Fluorescent Proteins
Since the isolation of the first naturally fluorescing protein from jelly fish in the 1960s, fluorescent proteins (FPs) have become integral to a wide range of biological/medical applications, allowing visualization of biomolecules and processes in living cells and tissues to a much greater degree than was previously possible. Extensive molecular engineering of naturally occurring FPs has led to several families of recombinant proteins tailored to specific biophysical and imaging purposes.
Quantum Spectroscopy
Our group is actively engaged at the interface of quantum optics with physical chemistry. In this research, we manipulate the properties of light at the single photon or few photon level. By employing “quantum engineered” light for spectroscopy, we aim to harness the remarkable quantum mechanical properties such as entanglement, superposition, and coherence in order to increase the sensitivity and information content of spectroscopy.