Professor John Close
Areas of expertise
- Quantum Physics 0206
- Degenerate Quantum Gases And Atom Optics 020601
- Quantum Optics 020604
- Atomic And Molecular Physics 020201
- Classical And Physical Optics 020501
- Lasers And Quantum Electronics 020502
Biography
Professor John Close completed his PhD in physics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1991. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle from 1991 to 1994 and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and Max Planck Fellow at the Max Planck Institüt für Strömungsforschung in Göttingen from 1994 to 1998. He returned to Australia and was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship in 2000. Professor Close is currently Deputy Director (Education) of the Research School of Physics and Engineering.
Publications
- Bandutunga, C, Fleddermann, R, Gray, M et al 2016, 'All-optical low noise fiber Bragg grating microphone', Applied Optics, vol. 55, no. 21, pp. 5570-5574.
- Hardman, K, Everitt, P, McDonald, G et al 2016, 'Simultaneous Precision Gravimetry and Magnetic Gradiometry with a Bose-Einstein Condensate: A High Precision, Quantum Sensor', Physical Review Letters, vol. 117, no. 13, pp. -.
- Dumke, R, Lu, Z, Close, J et al 2016, 'Roadmap on quantum optical systems', Journal of Optics, vol. 18, no. 9, pp. -.
- Bennetts, S, McDonald, G, Hardman, K et al 2014, 'External cavity diode lasers with 5kHz linewidth and 200nm tuning range at 1.55μm and methods for linewidth measurement', Optics Express, vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 10642-10654.
- McDonald, G, Noschang Kuhn, C, Bennetts, S et al 2014, 'A faster scaling in acceleration-sensitive atom interferometers', Europhysics Letters, vol. 105, no. 6, p. 63001.
- Hardman, K, Noschang Kuhn, C, McDonald, G et al 2014, 'Role of source coherence in atom interferometery', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 89, no. 2, p. 023626.
- Noschang Kuhn, C, McDonald, G, Hardman, K et al 2014, 'A Bose-condensed, simultaneous dual-species Mach-Zehnder atom interferometer', New Journal of Physics, vol. 16, no. 2014, pp. 073035/ 1-15.
- McDonald, G, Noschang Kuhn, C, Hardman, K et al 2014, 'Bright solitonic matter-wave interferometer', Physical Review Letters, vol. 113, no. 1, pp. 1-5.
- Debs, J, Hardman, K, Altin, P et al 2013, 'From apples to atoms: measuring gravity with ultra cold atomic test masses', Preview, vol. 164, pp. 30-33.
- McDonald, G, Keal, H, Altin, P et al 2013, 'Optically guided linear Mach-Zehnder atom interferometer', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 87, no. 1, p. 5.
- Altin, P, Johnsson, M, Negnevitsky, V et al 2013, 'Precision atomic gravimeter based on Bragg diffraction', New Journal of Physics, vol. 15.
- McDonald, G, Noschang Kuhn, C, Bennetts, S et al 2013, '80hk momentum separation with Bloch oscillations in an optically guided atom interferometer', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 88, no. 5, pp. 053620 (1-5).
- Robins, N, Altin, P, Debs, J et al 2013, 'Atom lasers: Production, properties and prospects for precision inertial measurement', Physics Reports: Review Section of Physics Letters, vol. 529, no. 3, pp. 265-296.
- Debs, J, Robins, N & Close, J 2013, 'Measuring mass in seconds', Science, vol. 339, pp. 532-533
- Sane, S, Bennetts, S, Debs, J et al 2012, '11 W narrow linewidth laser source at 780nm for laser cooling and manipulation of Rubidium', Optics Express, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 8915-8919.
- Leigh, A, Sevanto, S, Ball, M et al 2012, 'Do thick leaves avoid thermal damage in critically low wind speeds?', New Phytologist, vol. 194, no. 2, pp. 477-487.
- Szigeti, S, Debs, J, Hope, J et al 2012, 'Why momentum width matters for atom interferometry with Bragg pulses', New Journal of Physics, vol. 14, pp. 1-23.
- Poldy, R, Buchler, B, Altin, P et al. 2012, 'Feasibility of squeezing measurements with cavity-based atom detection', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 86, no. 4, pp. 1-9.
- Close, J & Robins, N 2012, 'Precision measurement with cold atoms', Physics, vol. 5, no. 26, pp. 1-3.
- Debs, J, Altin, P, Barter, T et al 2011, 'Comparing thermal and lasing atomic sources for precision inertial measurement', 2011 International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011, IEEE, Australia, pp. 2082-2084.
- Szigeti, S, Debs, J, Hope, J et al 2011, 'Why MomentumWidth Matters for Atom Interferometry', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim CLEOPR 2011, IEEE, Sydney Australia, pp. 2085-2087.
- McDonald, G, Altin, P, Doering, D et al 2011, 'Optically trapped atom interferometry using the clock transition of large rubidium-87 bose-einstein condensates', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim CLEOPR 2011, IEEE, Sydney Australia, pp. 116-118pp.
- Altin, P, McDonald, G, Doering, D et al 2011, 'Addendum: Optically trapped atom interferometry using the clock transition of large 87Rb Bose-Einstein condensates', New Journal of Physics, vol. 13, no. 119401, p. 11.
- Debs, J, Altin, P, Barter, T et al 2011, 'Cold-atom gravimetry with a Bose-Einstein condensate', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 84, no. 3, p. 5.
- Altin, P, Dennis, G, McDonald, G et al 2011, 'Collapse and three-body loss in a 85Rb Bose-Einstein condensate', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 84, no. 3, p. 6.
- Altin, P, McDonald, G, Doering, D et al 2011, 'Optically trapped atom interferometry using the clock transition of large 87Rb Bose-Einstein condensates', New Journal of Physics, vol. 13, pp. 1-21.
- Altin, P, Robins, N, Doering, D et al. 2010, '85Rb tunable-interaction Bose-Einstein condensate machine', Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 81, no. 6, pp. 63103-63103.
- Doering, D, McDonald, G, Debs, J et al. 2010, 'Quantum projection noise limited interferometry with coherent atoms in a Ramsey type setup', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. 043633-1/8.
- Debs, J, Doering, D, Altin, P et al. 2010, 'Experimental comparison of Raman and rf outcouplers for high-flux atom lasers', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 013618/1-7.
- Altin, P, Robins, N, Poldy, R et al. 2010, 'Measurement of inelastic losses in a sample of ultracold 85Rb', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 012713,1-4.
- Doering, D, Debs, J, Robins, N et al. 2009, 'Ramsey interferometry with an atom laser', Optics Express, vol. 23, no. 17, p. 8.
- Doering, D, Dennis, G, Robins, N et al. 2009, 'Pulsed pumping of a Bose-Einstein condensate', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 79, no. 063630, p. 5.
- Schultz, J, Abend, S, Doring, D et al. 2009, 'Coherent 455nm beam production in a cesium vapor', Optics Letters, vol. 34, no. 15, pp. 2321-2323.
- Debs, J, Doering, D, Robins, N et al. 2009, 'A two-state Raman coupler for coherent atom optics', Optics Express, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 1-7.
- Doering, D, Robins, N, Robins-Figl, C et al. 2008, 'Probing a Bose-Einstein condensate with an atom laser', Optics Express, vol. 16, no. 18, Aug 08, pp. 13893 to 13900.
- Dugue, J, Dennis, G, Jeppesen, M et al. 2008, 'Multibeam atom laser: Coherent atom beam splitting from a single far-detuned laser', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 77, pp. 031603 p1-p4.
- Wuester, S, Dabrowska-Wuster, B, Scott, S et al 2008, 'Quantum-field dynamics of expanding and contracting Bose-Einstein condensates', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 77, pp. 023619p1-p9.
- Debs, J, Robins, N, Lance, A et al 2008, 'Piezo-locking a diode laser with saturated absorption spectroscopy', Applied Optics, vol. 47, no. 28, pp. 5163-5166.
- Poldy, R, Buchler, B & Close, J 2008, 'Single-atom detection with optical cavities', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 78, no. 013640, pp. 1-11.
- Robins, N, Robins-Figl, C, Jeppesen, M et al. 2008, 'A pumped atom laser', Nature Physics, vol. 4, pp. 731-736.
- Jeppesen, M, Dugue, J, Dennis, G et al. 2008, 'Approaching the Heisenberg limit in an atom laser', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 77, p. 063618.
- Close, J, Bell, S, Heywood, D et al 2007, 'Laser frequency offset locking using electromagnetically induced transparency', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 90, no. 171120, pp. 1-3.
- Johnsson, M, Haine, S, Hope, J et al. 2007, 'Semiclassical limits to the linewidth of an atom laser', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 75, no. 043618, pp. 1-10.
- Dugue, J, Robins, N, Robins-Figl, C et al. 2007, 'Investigation and comparison of multi-state and two-state atom laser output-couplers', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 75, no. 5, pp. 1-8.
- Robins, N, Hope, J, Haine, S et al. 2006, 'High FLux atom lasers, interferometry, and the shot noise limit', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Quantum Electronics and Laser Science/Conference on Photonic Applications, Systems and Technologies (CLEO/QELS 2006), ed. Xinbing Liu, Corey Dunsky, Detao Du, et al, Optical Society of America, USA, p. 2.
- Robins, N, Robins-Figl, C, Haine, S et al. 2006, 'Achieving Peak Brightness in an Atom Laser', Physical Review Letters, vol. 96, pp. 140403/1-4.
- Robins-Figl, C, Longchambon, L, Jeppesen, M et al. 2006, 'Demonstration and characterization of a detector for minimally destructive detection of Bose condensed atoms in real time', Applied Optics, vol. 45, no. 15, pp. 3415-3419.
- Leigh, A, Close, J, Ball, M et al 2006, 'Leaf cooling curves: measuring leaf temperature in sunlight', Functional Plant Biology, vol. 33, pp. 515-519.
- De Vine, G, McClelland, D, Gray, M et al. 2005, 'Pump-probe differencing technique for cavity-enhanced,noise-canceling saturation laser spectroscopy', Optics Letters, vol. 30, pp. 1219-1221.
- De Vine, G, Close, J, McClelland, D et al 2005, 'Cavity-Enhanced Spectroscopy using Pump-Probe Differencing', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Quantum Electronics and Laser Science/Conference on Photonic Applications, Systems and Technologies (CLEO/QELS 2005), ed. Xinbing Liu, Kiyoshi Asakawa, Detao Du, et al, Optical Society of America, United States, pp. 1-3.
- Hope, J & Close, J 2005, 'General limit to nondestructive optical detection of atoms', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 71, pp. 043822/1-6.
- Robins, N, Morrison, A, Robins-Figl, C et al. 2005, 'A Continuous Raman Output-Coupler for an Atom laser', in E.A Hinds,Allister Ferguson, Erling Riis (ed.), Laser Spectroscopy: proceedings of the XVII international conference, World Scientific Publishing Company, United Kingdom, pp. 256-263.
- Robins, N, Morrison, A, Hope, J et al 2005, 'Limits to the flux of a continuous atom laser', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 72, pp. 031606/1-4.
- Lye, J, Hope, J & Close, J 2004, 'Rapid real time detection of cold atoms with minimal destruction', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 69, no. 2004, pp. 023601-1 to 023601-2.
- Haine, S, Ferris, A, Close, J et al 2004, 'Erratum: Control of an atom laser using feedback [Phys. Rev. A 69, 013605 (2004)]', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 70, no. 2004, pp. 039902-1(E).
- Robins, N, Lye, J, Fletcher, C et al. 2004, 'Dynamical effects of back-coupling on an atom laser', in Hannaford, P., Sidorov, A., Bachor, H.A., Baldwin, K. (ed.), Laser Spectroscopy: proceedings of the XVI international conference, World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore, pp. 191-193.
- Robins, N, Savage, C, Hope, J et al. 2004, 'Fluctuations and flux: The limits of multistate atom lasers', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 69, no. 1R, pp. 1-1 to 1-4.
- Haine, S, Ferris, A, Close, J et al 2004, 'Control of atom laser using feedback', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 69, no. 2004, pp. 013605-6.
- Hope, J & Close, J 2004, 'Limit to minimally destructive optical detection of atoms', Physical Review Letters, vol. 93, no. 18, pp. 180402-1 to 180402-4.
- Fletcher, C & Close, J 2004, 'Extended temperature tuning of an external cavity diode laser', Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, vol. 78, pp. 305-313.
- Lye, J, Hope, J & Close, J 2003, 'Nondestructive dynamic detectors for Bose-Einstein condensates', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 67, pp. 043609-1-13.
- Lye, J, Fletcher, C, Kallmann, U et al. 2002, 'Images of evaporative cooling to Bose-Einstein condensation', Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics, vol. 4, pp. 57 - 61.
- Fletcher, C, Lye, J, Robins, N et al. 2002, 'A self-locked magneto-optic trap', Optics Communications, vol. 212, pp. 85 - 88.
- Robins, N, Slagmolen, B, Shaddock, D et al. 2002, 'Interferometric, modulation-free laser stabilization', Optics Letters, vol. 27, no. 21, pp. 1905 - 1907.
- Close, J, Baldwin, K, Hoffman, K et al 2000, 'Fragmentation of dodecanethiol molecules: application to self-assembled monolayer damage in atom lithography', Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, vol. 70, pp. 651-655.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Newton,Goethe, D’Arcy Thompson and self organized complexity of shape (Secondary Investigator)
- Precision inertial sensing with cold atoms (Primary Investigator)
- Advanced Atomic Sources for Precision Measurement (Primary Investigator)
- ARC Centre of Excellence - Australian Centre for Quantum-Atom Optics (Secondary Investigator)
