Gediminas Juzeliūnas (born 14 July 1958) is a professor of theoretical physics[1] and heads the Quantum optics group[2] at Vilnius University in Lithuania. He has authored and co-authored more than 50[3] articles on quantum and nonlinear optics, as well as on theoretical condensed matter physics.[4]
Gediminas Juzeliūnas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 July 1958 |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Vilnius University |
| Website | Personal homepage |
Juzeliūnas is best known for putting forward realistic schemes in order to generate artificial spin-orbit coupling for ultracold atoms.[5] These advances were essential in order to make an experimental connection between spintronics and cold atomic gases.[6][7] Furthermore, his landmark publications on slow light[8] and artificial magnetic fields[9] have led to important insights in quantum optics and many-body physics.[10]
Asteroid 289021 Juzeliunas, discovered by astronomers Kazimieras Černis and Justas Zdanavičius in 2004, was named in his and his father's honor.[4] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 5 January 2015 (M.P.C. 91793).[11]
References
edit- ^ Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy
- ^ Quantum optics group
- ^ arXiv.org
- ^ a b "289021 Juzeliunas (2004 TM115)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Colloquium: Artificial gauge potentials for neutral atoms
- ^ Cold atoms could help build 'spintronics' transistor
- ^ Spin Control: Modeling the Transistor of the Future
- ^ Experimental demonstration of spinor slow light
- ^ Viewpoint: Artificial magnetism for ultracold atoms
- ^ Artificial magnetic fields for light could illuminate correlated quantum systems
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 11 September 2019.