Publications
Below you will find links to our published journal articles, conference proceedings, and PhD theses.
2016
- Suppression of Emittance Growth Using a Shaped Cold Atom Electron and Ion Source
- D. J. Thompson, D. Murphy, R. W. Speirs, R. M. W. van Bijnen, A. J. McCulloch, R. E. Scholten, B. M. Sparkes Physical Review Letters 117, 193202 (2016) [pdf]
- Disorder-induced heating of ultracold neutral plasmas created from atoms in partially filled optical lattices
- D. Murphy, B. M. Sparkes, Physical Review E 94, 021201(R) (2016) [pdf]
- Stimulated Raman adiabatic passage for improved performance of a cold-atom electron and ion source
- B. M. Sparkes, D. Murphy, R. J. Taylor, R. W. Speirs, A. J. McCulloch, R. E. Scholten, Physical Review A 94, 023404 (2016) [pdf]
- Cold electron sources using laser-cooled atoms
- A. J. McCulloch, B. M. Sparkes, R. E. Scholten, Journal of Physics B 49, 164004 (2016) [pdf]
- Sub-kilohertz laser linewidth narrowing using polarization spectroscopy
- J. S. Torrance, B. M. Sparkes, L. D. Turner, R. E. Scholten, Optics Express 24, 11396 (2016) [pdf]
2015
- Increasing the brightness of cold ion beams by reducing disorder-induced heating with Rydberg blockade
- D. Murphy, R. E. Scholten, B. M. Sparkes, Physical Review Letters 115, 214802 (2015) [pdf]
- Single-shot electron diffraction using a cold atom electron source
- R. W. Speirs, C. T. Putkunz, A. J. McCulloch, K. A. Nugent, B. M. Sparkes, R. E. Scholten, Journal of Physics B 48, 214002 (2015) [pdf]
- Fluorescence polarization imaging of Sisyphus cooling in an atomic beam
- B. M. Sparkes, K. P. Weber, C. J. Hawthorn, M. R. Walkiewicz, E. J. D. Vredenbregt, R. E. Scholten, Physical Review A 92, 023411 (2015) [pdf]
2014
- High-Coherence Electron and Ion Bunches from Laser-Cooled Atoms
- A. J. McCulloch, D. V. Sheludko, C.T. Putkunz, S. D. Saliba, J. D. Thompson, R. W. Speirs, D. Murphy, J. Torrance, B. M. Sparkes, R. E. Scholten, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 488, 012045 (2014) [pdf]
- Detailed observation of space–charge dynamics using ultracold ion bunches
- D. Murphy, R. W. Speirs, D. V. Sheludko, C. T. Putkunz, A. J. McCulloch, B. M. Sparkes, R. E. Scholten, Nature Communications 5, 4489 (2014) [pdf]
- High-Coherence Electron and Ion Bunches From Laser-Cooled Atoms
- B. M. Sparkes, D. J. Thompson, A. J. McCulloch, D. Murphy, R. W. Speirs, J. S. J. Torrance, R. E. Scholten, Microscopy and Microanalysis 20, 1008 (2014)
- In vivo imaging and tracking of individual nanodiamonds in drosophila melanogaster embryos
- D. A. Simpson, A. J. Thompson, M. Kowarsky, N. F. Zeeshan, M. S. J. Barson, L. T. Hall, Y. Yan, S. Kaufmann, B. C. Johnson, T. Ohshima, F. Caruso, R. E. Scholten, R. B. Saint, M. J. Murray, L. C. L. Hollenberg, Biomedical Optics Express 5, 1250-1261 (2014) [pdf]
2013
- Generation of shaped cold electron bunches for ultrafast diffraction imaging
- A. J. McCulloch, PhD Thesis (2013)
- Cold-atom double-lambda CPT clock
- F.-X. Esnault, E. Blanshan, E. N. Ivanov, R. E. Scholten, J. Kitching and E. A. Donley, Physical Review A 88, 042120 (2013) [pdf]
- High coherence picosecond electron bunches from cold atoms
- A. J. McCulloch, D. V. Sheludko M. Junker, R. E. Scholten, Nature Communications 4,1692 (2013) [pdf]
- Detection of atomic spin labels in a lipid bi-layer using a single-spin nanodiamond probe
- S. Kaufmann, D. A. Simpson, L. T. Hall, V. Perunicic, P. Senn, S. Steinert, L. P. McGuinness, B. C. Johnson, T. Ohshima, F. Caruso, J. Wrachtrup, R. E. Scholten, P. Mulvaney, L. C. L. Hollenberg, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110, 10894 (2013) [pdf]
2012
- Compact diffraction grating laser wavemeter with sub-picometer accuracy and picowatt sensitivity using a webcam imaging sensor
- J. D. White, R. E. Scholten, Review of Scientific Instruments 83, 113104 (2012) [pdf]
- Atom-scale ptychographic electron diffractive imaging of boron nitride cones
- C. T. Putkunz, A. J. D’Alfonso, A. J. Morgan, M. Weyland, C. Dwyer, L. Bourgeois, J. Etheridge, A. Roberts, R. E. Scholten, K. A. Nugent, L. J. Allen, Physical Review Letters 108, 073901 (2012) [pdf]
- High spatial and temporal resolution wide-field imaging of neuron activity using quantum NV-diamond
- L. T. Hall, G. C. G. Beart, E. Thomas, D. A. Simpson, L. P. McGuinness, J. H. Cole, J. H. Manton, R. E. Scholten, F. Jelezko, J. Wrachtrup, S. Petrou, L. C. L. Hollenberg, Nature Scientific Reports 2, 401 (2012)
- Spatial coherence of electron bunches extracted from an arbitrarily shaped cold atom electron source
- S. D. Saliba, C. T. Putkunz, D. V. Sheludko, A. J. McCulloch, K. A. Nugent, R. E. Scholten, Optics Express 20, 3967 (2012) [pdf]
- Narrow linewidth tunable ECDL using wide bandwidth filter
- D. J. Thompson, R. E. Scholten, Review of Scientific Instruments 83, 023107 (2012) [pdf]
2011
- A cold atom electron source for diffractive imaging
- S. D. Saliba, PhD Thesis (2011)
- Arbitrary shaped high-coherence electron bunches from ultracold plasma
- A. J. McCulloch, D. V. Sheludko, S. D. Saliba, S. C. Bell, M. Junker, K. A. Nugent, R. E. Scholten, Nature Physics 7, 785 (2011)
- Mapping granular structure in the biological adhesive of P. californicausing phase diverse coherent diffractive imaging
- C. T. Putkunz, J. N. Clark, D. J. Vine, G. J. Williams, E. Balaur, G. A. Cadenazzi, E. K. Curwood, C. A. Henderson, R. E. Scholten, R. J. Stewart, I. McNulty, K. A. Nugent, A. G. Peele, Ultramicroscopy 111, 1184 (2011)
- Dynamic sample imaging in Coherent Diffractive Imaging
- J. N. Clark, C. T. Putkunz, E. K. Curwood, D. J. Vine, R. E. Scholten, I. McNulty, K. A. Nugent, A. G. Peele, Optics Letters 36, 1954 (2011) [pdf]
- Quantum measurement and tracking of fluorescent nanodiamonds inside living cells
- L. P. McGuinness, Y. Yan, A. Stacey, D. A. Simpson, L. T. Hall, D. Maclaurin, S. D. Prawer, P. Mulvaney, J. Wrachtrup, F. Caruso, R. E. Scholten, L. C. L. Hollenberg, Nature Nanotechnology 6 358 (2011)
- Relative intensity squeezing by four-wave mixing with loss: an analytic model and experimental diagnostic
- M. Jasperse, L. D. Turner, R. E. Scholten, Optics Express 19 3765 (2011) [pdf]
2010
- Shaped electron bunches from ultracold plasma
- D. V. Sheludko, PhD Thesis (2010)
- Non-iterative imaging of inhomogeneous cold atom clouds using phase retrieval from a single diffraction measurement
- D. V. Sheludko, A. J. McCulloch, M. Jasperse, H. M. Quiney, R. E. Scholten, Optics Express 18 1586 (2010) [pdf]
- A slow atom source using a collimated effusive oven and a single-layer variable pitch coil Zeeman slower
- S. C. Bell, M. Junker, M. Jasperse, L. D. Turner, Y.-J. Lin, I. Spielman, R. E. Scholten, Review of Scientific Instruments 81, 013105 (2010) [pdf]
- Measuring the speed of light using beating longitudinal modes in an open-cavity HeNe Laser
- D. J. D’Orazio, M. J. Pearson, J. T. Schultz, D. Sidor, M. W. Best, K. M. Goodfellow, R. E. Scholten, J. D. White, American Journal of Physics 78, 524 (2010) [pdf]
2009
- Linewidths below 100kHz with external cavity diode lasers
- S. D. Saliba, R. E. Scholten, Applied Optics 48 6961 (2009) [pdf]
- Mode stability of external cavity diode lasers
- S. D. Saliba, M. Junker, L. D. Turner, R. E. Scholten, Applied Optics 48, 6692 (2009) [pdf]
- Correlated imaging visibility using a parametric down-conversion source seeded with partially coherent stimulation
- S. Castelletto, A. Roberts, R. E. Scholten, Journal of the Optical Society of America B 26, 1221 (2009) [pdf]
- Quantum Coherence in the Rubidium 5S – 5P – 5D Ladder System: Applications in Frequency Conversion, Imaging, and Squeezing
- R. E. Scholten, S. C. Bell, D. V. Sheludko, J. D. White, L. D. Turner,T. Meijer, B. Smeets, M. Jeppesen, C. S. Hofmann, M. Jasperse, R. Anderson, New Trends in Quantum Coherence and Nonlinear Optics, Horizons in World Physics. R. Drampyan, Editor. Vol. 263 (2009)
2008
- State-selective imaging of cold atoms
- D. V. Sheludko, S. C. Bell, R. Anderson, C. S. Hofmann, E. J. D. Vredenbregt, R. E. Scholten, Phys. Rev. A 77, 033401 (2008) [pdf]
2007
- Modelling of classical ghost images obtained using scattered light
- S. Crosby, S. Castelletto, C. Aruldoss, R. E. Scholten, A. Roberts, New Journal of Physics 9, 285 (2007) [pdf]
- Modeling of classical ghost images formed using pseudo-thermal light sources
- S. Crosby, S. Castelletto, A. Roberts, R. Scholten, Proceedings of SPIE Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging V, R. E. Meyers, Y. Shih, K. S. Deacon, Editors, 6710, 671002 (2007)
- Laser frequency offset locking using electromagnetically induced transparency
- S. C. Bell, D. M. Heywood, J. D. White, J. D. Close, R. E. Scholten, Applied Physics Letters 90, 171120 (2007) [pdf]
- Excited-state imaging of cold atoms
- D. V. Sheludko, S. C. Bell, E. J. D. Vredenbregt, R. E. Scholten, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 80, 012040 (2007) [pdf]
2006
- Theoretical calculation of saturated absorption spectra for multi-level atoms
- L. P. Maguire, R. M. W. van Bijnen, E. Mese, R. E. Scholten, Journal of Physics B 39, 2709 (2006) [pdf]
- Blue five-level frequency-upconversion system in rubidium
- T. Meijer, J. D. White, B. Smeets, M. Jeppesen, R. E. Scholten, Optics Letters 31, 1002 (2006) [pdf]
2005
- Coherent blue laser beam production in a rubidium vapour cell
- M. Jeppesen, J. D. White, K. F. E. M. Domen, T. Meijer, R. E. Scholten, Australian Optical Society News 19, 21 (2005)
- Diffraction-contrast imaging of cold atoms
- L. D. Turner, K. F. E. M. Domen, R. E. Scholten, Physical Review A 72 031403(R) (2005) [pdf]
2004
- Holograph imaging of cold atoms
- L. D. Turner, PhD Thesis (2004)
- High performance laser shutter using a hard disk drive voice-coil actuator
- L. P. Maguire, S. Szilagyi, R. E. Scholten, Review of Scientific Instruments 75, 3077 (2004) [pdf]
- X-ray phase imaging: Demonstration of extended conditions with homogeneous objects
- L. D. Turner, B. B. Dhal, J. P. Jayes, A. P. Mancuso, K. A. Nugent, D. Paterson, R. E. Scholten, C. Q. Tran, A. G. Peele, Optics Express 12, 2960 (2004) [pdf]
- Off-resonant defocus-contrast imaging of cold atoms
- L. D. Turner, K. P. Weber, D. Paganin, R. E. Scholten, Optics Letters 29, 232 (2004) [pdf]
- Barrier-limited surface diffusion in atom lithography
- E. te Sligte, K. M. R. van der Stam, B. Smeets, P. van der Straten, R. E. Scholten, H. C. W. Beijerinck, K. A. H. van Leeuwen, Journal of Applied Physics 95, 1749 (2004)
- Note: this paper is the work of the AQT group at TU/e, Eindhoven University, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Fundamental noise limitations to supercontinuum generation in microstructure fiber
- K. L. Corwin, N. R. Newbury, J. M. Dudley, S. Coen, S. A. Diddams, K. Weber, R. S. Windeler, Physical Review Letters 90, 113904 (2004)
- Note: this paper is the work of the Time and Frequency Division, NIST, Boulder, Colorado, USA
2003
- Laser frequency stabilization using an Fe-Ar hollow cathode discharge cell
- B. Smeets, R. C. M. Bosch, P. van der Straten, E. te Sligte, R. E. Scholten, H. C. W. Beijerinck, K. A. H. van Leeuwen, Applied Physics B 76, 815 (2003)
- Note: this paper is the work of the AQT group at TU/e, Eindhoven University, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Progress towards atom lithography on iron
- E. te Sligte, B. Smeets, R. C. M. Bosch, K. M. R. van der Stam, L. P. Maguire, R. E. Scholten, H. C. W. Beijerinck, K. A. H. van Leeuwen, Microelectronic Engineering 67–68 664 (2003)
- Note: this paper is the work of the AQT group at TU/e, Eindhoven University, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2002
- Noninterferometric phase imaging of neutral atoms
- P. J. Fox, T. R. Mackin, L. D. Turner, I. Colton, K. A. Nugent, R. E. Scholten, Journal of the Optical Society of America B 19, 1773 (2002) [pdf]
- Sub-Doppler bandwidth atomic optical filter
- L. D. Turner, V. Karaganov, P. J. O. Teubner, R. E. Scholten, Optics Letters 27, 500 (2002) [pdf]
- Frequency noise characterization of narrow linewidth diode lasers
- L. D. Turner, K. P. Weber, C. J. Hawthorn, R. E. Scholten, Optics Communication 201, 391 (2002) [pdf]
- One-dimensional laser cooling of an atomic beam in a sealed vapor cell
- C. J. Vale, M. R. Walkiewicz, P. M. Farrell, R. E. Scholten, American Journal of Physics 70, 71 (2002) [pdf]
- Quantitative imaging of phase dislocations
- J. N. Walford, K. A. Nugent, A. Roberts, R. E. Scholten, Optics Letters 27, 345 (2002) [pdf]
2001
- Littrow configuration tunable external cavity diode laser with fixed direction output beam
- C. J. Hawthorn, K. P. Weber, R. E. Scholten, Review of Scientific Instruments 72, 4477 (2001) [pdf]
2000
- Excimer laser ablation used for the fabrication of micro-optic phase and diffraction elements
- E. C. Harvey, J. P. Hayes, B. C. Dempster, T. R. Mackin, R. E. Scholten, Proceedings of SPIE 4075, 152, Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems, Richard R. Syms; Ed. (2000)
- Near-field scanning optical microscopy of electromagnetic field structures, Near field optics: principles and applications
- S. T. Huntington, A. Horsfall, S. K. Rhodes, J. N. Walford, A. Barty, K. A. Nugent, A. Roberts, R. E. Scholten, X. Zhu, M. Ohtsu, Eds., p43, World Scientific, Singapore (2000)
- Candlestick rubidium beam source
- M. R. Walkiewicz, P. J. Fox, R. E. Scholten, Review of Scientific Instruments 71, 3342 (2000) [pdf]
1999
- Three-dimensional phase imaging with a scanning optical-fibre interferometer
- J. N. Walford, K. A. Nugent, A. Roberts, R. E. Scholten, Applied Optics 38, 3508 (1999) [pdf]
- Non-linear interactions of multilevel atoms with a near-resonant standing wave
- T. J. O’Kane, R. E. Scholten, P. M. Farrell, M. R. Walkiewicz, Physical Review A 59, 4485 (1999) [pdf]
- Superelastic scattering with imperfect laser polarization
- R. E. Scholten, V. Karaganov, P. M. Farrell, P. J. O. Teubner, Physical Review A 60, 330 (1999) [pdf]
- A reliable, compact and low-cost Michelson wavemeter for laser wavelength measurement
- P. J. Fox, R. E. Scholten, M. R. Walkiewicz, R. E. Drullinger, American Journal of Physics 67, 624 (1999) [pdf]
- Calculating trajectories for atoms in near-resonant lightfields
- R. E. Scholten, T. J. O’Kane, T. R. Mackin, T. A. Hunt, P. M. Farrell, Australian Journal of Physics 52, 493 (1999) [pdf]
- Micro-Optical Structures for Atom Lithography Studies
- E. C. Harvey, T. R. Mackin, B. C. Dempster, R. E. Scholten, Proceedings of SPIE 3892, 266, Device and Process Technologies for MEMS and Microelectronics, K. Chau, S. Dimitrijev; Eds. (1999) [pdf]
1997
- Laser collimation of a chromium beam
- R. E. Scholten, R. Gupta, J. J. McClelland, R. J. Celotta, M. S. Levenson, M. G. Vangel, Physical Review A 55, 1331 (1997) [pdf]
1996
- Transverse laser cooling of a velocity-selected sodium atomic beam
- D. Milic, K. G. H. Baldwin, M. D. Hoogerland, R. E. Scholten, Quantum and Semiclassical Optics: Journal of the European Optical Society Part B 8, 629 (1996) [pdf]
- Nanostructure fabrication via laser-focused atomic deposition
- R. J. Celotta, R. Gupta, R. E. Scholten, J. J. McClelland, Journal of Applied Physics 79, 6079 (1996) [pdf]