Atomic Physic Division

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Quantum Processes and Metrology Staff

John Lawall


John Lawall


Contact Information

Education

Professional Experience

Areas of Specialization

NIST Publications - Previous Publications

Education

1983   BS in Physics, Stanford University
1993 PhD in Physics, Harvard University


Professional Experience

2004 - present Physicist, Quantum Processes and Metrology Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology
  Visiting Fellow, JILA, Group of Jun Ye (February - June 2004)
1997 - 2004 Physicist, Quantum Metrology Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology
1995 - 1997 NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Laser Cooling and Trapping Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology
1993 - 1995 Chateaubriand Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel, Paris, Group of Claude Cohen-Tannoudji


Areas of Specialization

Laser cooling, optical lattices
Atom optics
Laser frequency stabilization
High-precision interferometry
         Femtosecond laser frequency combs
Optical supercontinuum generation
Vibration isolation
Real-time control systems

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