Bonnie L. Schmittberger, Entered 2010/11  

Bonnie L. Schmittberger

Office Location: 185 Physics
Office Phone: (919)660-2508
Email Address: bls31@phy.duke.edu

Specialties:
Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
Nonlinear dynamics and complex systems

Education:
BA, Bryn Mawr College, 2010

Research Description: I study ultra-low light-level nonlinear dynamics in cold atoms. Specifically, I am exploring collective light-matter interactions via spatio-temporal pattern formation.

Recent Publications

  1. J. A. Greenberg, B. L. Schmittberger, and D. J. Gauthier, Bunching-induced optical nonlinearity and instability in cold atoms, Optics Express, vol. 19 no. 23 (November 7, 2011), pp. 22535-22549 .

Selected Talks

  1. Free-space, multimode spatial self-organization of cold, thermal atoms, June 06, 2012, DAMOP 2012: Anaheim, CA [171524]    
  2. Pattern Formations for Optical Switching Using Cold Atoms as a Nonlinear Medium., June 17, 2011, DAMOP 2011: Atlanta, GA [148038]    
Selected Other

  1. Free-space, multimode self-organization of cold, thermal atoms via transverse optical patterns, August 15, 2012, Poster presented at Quantum Science Conference in Easton, MA. Sponsored by Gordon Research Conferences.    
  2. Optical Pattern Formation and Self-Organization of Cold Atoms, October 10, 2011, Poster presented at annual Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics meeting, Duke University.