SEMINAR TUESDAY , April 19 , 2016 10 : 30 A . M . ROOM EE 317

Light is a unique carrier of information and it plays an essential role in developing future quantum technologies. Quantum devices that coherently and efficiently control quantum information are building blocks of quantum communication and sensing technologies. I present my research on quantum storage and manipulation of optical information using a novel technique known as gradient echo memory. I also describe my research on optomechanical systems namely lasercooling of nanowires and laser levitation of a milimeter-scale mirror for applications in precision sensing. Furthermore, I present my current research at MIT on nonlinear photon-photon interactions in the cavity quantum-electrodynamic regime where we have observed nondestructive photon detection and giant Kerr nonlinearity at the single-photon level. Finally I describe how, by integrating electro-optomechanical systems with atomic gases, exquisite quantum sensing and processing devices may be realized.