Travis Lee Nicholson

United states
Assistant Professor

Postgraduate:

University of Colorado Boulder
United States

Main Appointment:

Science (Physics)

Joint Appointments:

Joint Appointments:
  • Centre for Quantum Technologies
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    Research Areas:

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    Research Fields:

    • STEMM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medical Sciences

    Research Keywords:

    • Quantum Physics
    • Quantum Computation
    • Atomic Physics
    • Quantum Simulation
    • Experimental Physics

    Current Appointments:

    Principal investigator, Centre for Quantum Technologies

    Brief Description of Research:

    My team does experimental quantum science with atoms cooled near absolute zero. We investigate things like quantum information, atomic clocks, quantum many-body physics, and exotic quantum systems. In our team, you will explore the frontiers of quantum physics while becoming proficient in lasers, quantum measurements, electronics, optics, programming, and more.

    Total Number of Publications:

    12

    Five Representative Publications:

    1) Observation of three-photon bound states in a quantum nonlinear medium, Science 359, 783 (2018)

    2) Symmetry-protected collisions between strongly interacting photons, Nature 542, 206 (2017)

    3) Systematic evaluation of an atomic clock at 2e-18 total uncertainty, Nature Communications 6, 6896 (2015)

    4) An optical lattice clock with accuracy and stability at the 10^-18 level, Nature 506, 71 (2014)

    5) Comparison of two independent Sr optical clocks with 1e-17 stability at 10^3s, Physical Review Letters 109, 230801 (2012)

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    Travis Lee Nicholson

    Assistant Professor
    Science (Physics)
    Centre for Quantum Technologies

    Appointments

    Principal investigator, Centre for Quantum Technologies

    Education

    University of Colorado Boulder
    United States

    Research Areas

    • Quantum Physics
    • Quantum Computation
    • Atomic Physics
    • Quantum Simulation
    • Experimental Physics

    Research Description

    My team does experimental quantum science with atoms cooled near absolute zero. We investigate things like quantum information, atomic clocks, quantum many-body physics, and exotic quantum systems. In our team, you will explore the frontiers of quantum physics while becoming proficient in lasers, quantum measurements, electronics, optics, programming, and more.

    Research Videos

    Selected Publications

    (out of 12 publications)

    1) Observation of three-photon bound states in a quantum nonlinear medium, Science 359, 783 (2018)

    2) Symmetry-protected collisions between strongly interacting photons, Nature 542, 206 (2017)

    3) Systematic evaluation of an atomic clock at 2e-18 total uncertainty, Nature Communications 6, 6896 (2015)

    4) An optical lattice clock with accuracy and stability at the 10^-18 level, Nature 506, 71 (2014)

    5) Comparison of two independent Sr optical clocks with 1e-17 stability at 10^3s, Physical Review Letters 109, 230801 (2012)