Theoretical research into quantum information engines that surpass the classical Carnot limit has exploded these past 10 years, but experiments so far have almost exclusively been realm of optics community. To help advance field, and to develop solutions might our energy-dependent global society navigate planetary crises, it’s high time physicists working on atom-level electronics join game.

Optical radiation properties of a single atom have been among the most popular research problems in quantum optics since the early years. In contrast to classical intuition, the quantum theory asserts that the optical radiation properties are not wholly determined by the intrinsic characteristics of the atom but also depend on the electromagnetic mode structure seen by the atom even when these ...

K. Dechoum, P. D. Drummond, S. Chaturvedi, and M. D. Reid Australian Centre for Quantum-Atom Optics, The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4067, Queensland, Australia Instituto de Física da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Boa Viagem 24210-340, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India (Received 21 October 2003; revised manuscript recei...

X. W. Guan,1 M. T. Batchelor,1,2 C. Lee,3 and M. Bortz1 1Department of Theoretical Physics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia 2Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia 3Nonlinear Physics Centre and ARC Centre of...