Applied Physics A - 2021 Julius Springer Prize
The Julius Springer Prize virtual ceremony webinar took place on October 5th 2021. Watch the video of Dr. Jun Ye's lecture on "Measuring the gravitational red shift within a 1-mm atomic sample"!
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The 2021 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics is awarded to Dr. Jun Ye for pioneering research in fundamental quantum interactions of elemental matter and light, exploiting precision optical spectroscopy and laser-lattice atomic traps. The award comes with a prize of US$5,000.
Dr Jun Ye, Fellow of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, member of National Academy of Sciences and Professor Ad joint of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder, has made remarkable contributions to the understanding of light-matter interactions in the quantum regime through ultra-precision control and measurements. From humble beginnings in home-country China, Dr Ye's potential was spotted early by talent scouts offering him a place in the prestigious Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Looking to the horizons he sought out postgraduate studies under the guidance of eminent quantum scientists M. Scully (Uni. Of New Mexico) and Nobel Laureate J.L. Hall (CU Boulder). His research exploited and developed precision optical spectroscopy and laser atom (and molecule) trapping techniques that have unveiled uncharted territory in quantum superposition states of matter. A key milestone in 2015 was his team's demonstration of the most accurate clock known to humankind, followed in 2017 by another milestone of achieving precision of 3 in 1019. Built upon a long lineage of scientific advances in creating near ideal perturbation-free isolated atoms exploiting optical lattices traps, harvesting the enormous power of their joint quantum superposition states and unsullied frequency signatures, Dr Ye and his team are world leaders in time keeping and communicating with atoms through light.
“I am very much honored by being named a recipient of the Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics. I see quite a few colleagues whose scientific work I admire are among the past awardees. Thank you for bestowing this honor on me and my co-workers. I look forward to the virtual award ceremony during the webinar in the fall”, said Dr. Ye.
“We are very pleased to be able to accolade the fine work of Dr Ye. He has made many incredibly important scientific contributions in the light-mater and quantum physics fields. A stout supporter of the Springer Nature Applied Physics journals, it is a truly fitting occasion that we can celebrate his pioneering spirit and accomplishments with this prize”, said Dr. Jacob Mackenzie, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Applied Physics B.
The Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics recognizes researchers who have made an outstanding and innovative contribution to the field of applied physics. It has been awarded annually since 1998 by the editors-in-chief of the Springer journals Applied Physics A – Materials Science & Processing and Applied Physics B – Lasers and Optics. Recent winners have included Roland Wiesendanger, Xiang Zhang, Viktor Malka, Guus Rijnders, Jerome Faist and Leon Chua.
Further Information
Find out more about Jun Ye’s work in the following articles published in Applied Physics B and other Springer Nature titles:
Selected publications
[OpenAccess] Iwakuni, K., Porat, G., Bui, T.Q. et al. Phase-stabilized 100 mW frequency comb near 10 μm. Appl. Phys. B 124, 128 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-018-6996-8 (this opens in a new tab)
Changala, P.B., Spaun, B., Patterson, D. et al. Sensitivity and resolution in frequency comb spectroscopy of buffer gas cooled polyatomic molecules . Appl. Phys. B 122, 292 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-016-6569-7 (this opens in a new tab)
Foltynowicz, A., Masłowski, P., Fleisher, A.J. et al. Cavity-enhanced optical frequency comb spectroscopy in the mid-infrared application to trace detection of hydrogen peroxide. Appl. Phys. B 110, 163–175 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-012-5024-7 (this opens in a new tab)
Cossel, K.C., Adler, F., Bertness, K.A. et al. Analysis of trace impurities in semiconductor gas via cavity-enhanced direct frequency comb spectroscopy. Appl. Phys. B 100, 917–924 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-4132-5 (this opens in a new tab)
Thorpe, M., Ye, J. Cavity-enhanced direct frequency comb spectroscopy. Appl. Phys. B 91, 397–414 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3019-1 (this opens in a new tab)
Ye, J., Cundiff, S., Foreman, S. et al. Phase-coherent synthesis of optical frequencies and waveforms. Appl Phys B 74, s27–s34 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-002-0905-9 (this opens in a new tab)
Yoon, T., Ye, J., Hall, . et al. Absolute frequency measurement of the iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser at 633 nm . Appl Phys B 72, 221–226 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400000473 (this opens in a new tab)
Mabuchi, H., Ye, J. & Kimble, H. Full observation of single-atom dynamics in cavity QED . Appl Phys B 68, 1095–1108 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400050751 (this opens in a new tab)
Books
Ye, Jun, Cundiff, Steven T. (Eds.) Femtosecond Optical Frequency Comb: Principle, Operation and Applications XII, 362, https://doi.org/10.1007/b102450 (this opens in a new tab)
5 Highly cited
Bloom, B., Nicholson, T., Williams, J. et al. An optical lattice clock with accuracy and stability at the 10−18 level. Nature 506, 71–75 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12941 (this opens in a new tab)
Yan, B., Moses, S., Gadway, B. et al. Observation of dipolar spin-exchange interactions with lattice-confined polar molecules. Nature 501, 521–525 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12483 (this opens in a new tab)
Cingöz, A., Yost, D., Allison, T. et al. Direct frequency comb spectroscopy in the extreme ultraviolet. Nature 482, 68–71 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10711 (this opens in a new tab)
Kessler, T., Hagemann, C., Grebing, C. et al. A sub-40-mHz-linewidth laser based on a silicon single-crystal optical cavity. Nature Photon 6, 687–692 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.217 (this opens in a new tab)
[OpenAccess] Nicholson, T., Campbell, S., Hutson, R. et al. Systematic evaluation of an atomic clock at 2 × 10−18 total uncertainty. Nat Commun 6, 6896 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7896 (this opens in a new tab)