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Selected publications by group members
2010
  • K. Deasy, A. Watkins, M. Morrissey, R. Schmidt and S. Nic Chormaic, Few atom detection and manipulation using optical nanofibres, to appear in QuantumComm2009, Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (Springer, 2010).
  • Y. Wu, J. M. Ward, V. G. Minogin and S. Nic Chormaic, Trapping of a microsphere pendulum through cavity-enhanced optical forces, to appear in Physica Scripta (2010).
  • Y. Wu, J. M. Ward and S. Nic Chormaic, Ultralow green lasing threshold and optical bistability in ZBNA microspheres, to appear in J. Appl. Phys. (2010).  DOI: 10.1063/1.3277024
2009
  • J. M. Ward and S. Nic Chormaic, Thermo-optical tuning of whispering-gallery modes in Er:Yb co-doped phosphate glass microspheres, submitted (2009).
  • L. Russell, D. A. Gleeson, V. G. Minogin and S. Nic Chormaic, Spectral distribution of atomic fluorescence coupled into an optical nanofiber, J. Phys. B 42, 185006 (2009).
  • V. G. Minogin and S. Nic Chormaic, Manifestation of the van der Waals surface interaction in the spontaneous emission of atoms into an optical nanofiber, Laser Phys. 19, 1 (2009).
The following article appeared in Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 053102 (2009) and maybe be found at http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/80/053102.
Copyright 2009 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.
  • J. M. Ward, Y. Wu, V. G. Minogin, and S. Nic Chormaic, Trapping of a microsphere pendulum resonator in an optical potential, Phys. Rev. A 79 053839 (2009). arXiv:0811.2585
  • S. Nic Chormaic, J. Browne and M. Bardosova, Women in Physics in Ireland - Is there any real cause for concern?,AIP Conference Proceedings Vol.  1119, p. 124 (2009).   Women in Physics: Third IUPAP Women in Physics Conference Seoul, Korea 2008
2008
  • J. M. Ward, P. Féron, and S. Nic Chormaic, A taper-fused microspherical laser sourceIEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 20, 392 (2008).
2007
  • D. G. O'Shea, J. M. Ward, B. J. Shortt, M. Mortier, P. Féron and S. Nic Chormaic, Upconversion channels in Er3+:ZBLALiP fluoride glass microspheres, Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.  40, 181 (2007).  arXiv:physics/0611197
  • D. O'Shea, J. Ward, B. Shortt and S. Nic Chormaic, An all fiber coupled multicolor microspherical light source, IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett19, 1720  (2007).
  • J. M. Ward, D. G. O'Shea, B. J. Shortt and S. Nic Chormaic, Optical bistability in Er-Yb co-doped phosphate glass microspheres at room temperature, J. Appl. Phys. 102, 023104 (2007).  arXiv:physics/0702139
  • T. Busch, K. Deasy and S. Nic Chormaic, Quantum state preparation using multi-level atom optics, J. of Phys.: Conference Series, 84, 012002 (2007).
2006
  • B. J. Shortt, J. Ward, D. O’Shea and S. Nic Chormaic, Spectral characterisation of erbium doped microspherical lasers, Proc. SPIE Vol. 6187, 618708 (2006).
  • J. Ward, D. O’Shea, B. Shortt, M. Morrissey, K. Deasy and S. Nic Chormaic, A heat-and-pull rig for fiber taper fabrication, Rev. Sci.Instrum. 77, 083105 (2006).  arXiv:physics/0604049
  • K. Deasy , T. Busch, Y. Niu, S. Gong, S. Jin and S. Nic Chormaic, Controlled creation of spatial superposition states for single atoms, submitted (2006).  arXiv:quant-ph/0611174
2005
  • S. Nic Chormaic, E. McLoughlin and F. Gunning, The Current Situation of Women in Physics in Ireland, AIP Conference Proceedings Vol.  725, p. 133-134, Women in Physics: Second IUPAP Women in Physics Conference 2005.
  • S. Nic Chormaic, A. Yarovitskiy, B. Shortt, K. Deasy and M. Morrissey, Precision control of magneto-optically cooled rubidium atoms, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5826, p. 83-93, Opto-Ireland 2005: Optical Sensing and Spectroscopy.
  • B. Shortt, R. Carey and S. Nic Chormaic, Characterisation of Er:ZBNA microsphere lasers Proc. SPIE Vol. 5827, p. 47-57, Opto-Ireland 2005: Photonic Engineering.
2002
  • J. A. Richmond, B. P. Cantwell, S. Nic Chormaic, D. C. Lau, A. M. Akulshin and G. I. Opat, A magnetic guide for neutral atoms, Phys. Rev. A 65, 033422-1-11, 2002. 
  • E. Norris and S. Nic Chormaic, Development of a portable carbon monoxide optical sensor based on ECDL at 1564 nm, in Proc. of SPIE Vol. # 4876 Opto-Ireland 2002: Optics and Photonics Technologies and Applications, Galway, Ireland, September 2002, 923-929.
2001
  • M. Mei, S. Nic Chormaic, S. Frey and M. Weitz, Multiple-beam atom interferometry: An Overview, in Laser Physics at the Limit, eds H. Figger, D. Meschede and C. Zimmerman (Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, 2001).
1999
  • G. I. Opat, S. Nic Chormaic, B. P. Cantwell and J. A. Richmond, Optical elements for slowly moving neutral atoms based on magnetic fieldsJ. Opt. B: Quantum Semiclass. Opt., 1, 415-419, 1999.
1998
  • J. A. Richmond, S. Nic Chormaic, B. P. Cantwell and G. I. Opat, A magnetic guide for cold atoms, Acta. Phys. Slovaca 48, 481-488, 1998.  arXiv:physics/9807037
1996
  • S. Nic Chormaic. S. Franke, J. Schmiedmayer and A. Zeilinger, Concepts of temporal Mach-Zehnder interferometry with atoms, Acta Phys. Slovaca 46, 463-467, 1996.
1995
  • B. J. Lawson-Daku, R. Asimov, S. Nic Chormiac, O. Gorceix, Ch. Miniatura, J. Robert and J. Baudon, Time selection in atomic Stern-Gerlach interferometry, Phys. Rev. A. 52, 2457-2459, 1995.
  • J. Robert, O. Gorceix, J. Lawson-Daku, S. Nic Chormaic, Ch. Miniatura, J. Baudon, F. Perales, M. Eminyan and K. Rubin, Stern-Gerlach atomic interferometry with space-dependent and time-dependent magnetic fields, in Fundamental Problems in Qauntum Theory:Ann. NY Acad. Sci., eds. D. Greenberger and A. Zeilinger, 755, 173-181, 1995.
1994
  • S. Nic Chormaic, Ch. Miniatura, O. Gorceix, B. Viaris de Lesegno, J. Robert, S. Feron, V. Lorent, J. Reinhardt, J. Baudon and K. Rubin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 1-4, 1994.
  • S. Feron, J. Reinhardt, M. Ducloy, O. Gorceix, S. Nic Chormaic, Ch. Miniatura, J. Robert, J. Baudon and V. Lorent, Doppler-tuned multiphoton resonances in an atom reflection by a standing evanescent wave, Phys. Rev. A, 49, 4733-4741, 1994.
  • J. Robert, Ch. Miniatura, S. Nic Chormaic, J. Lawson-Daku, O. Gorceix, F. Perales and J. Baudon, Angular Correlation Measurements in a Thermal Beam of H*(2S) Atoms using a Stern-Gerlach Atomic Axicon, J. Phys. II France 4, 2061-2071, 1994.
  • S. Nic Chormaic, S. Chwirot. and J. Slevin, Circular polarisation measurements of Lyman- alpha radiation from the decay of the 22Pj states of hydrogen excited by 54.4eV electrons, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 27, 2103 - 2103, 1994.
  • O. Gorceix, J. Robert, S. Nic Chormaic, Ch. Miniatura and J. Baudon, Dispersive and Non-Dispersive Phase Shifts in Atomic Stern-Gerlach Interferometry, Phys. Rev. A, 50, 5007 - 5013, 1994.
1993
  • S. Nic Chormaic, V. Wiedemann, Ch. Miniatura, J. Robert, S. Le Boiteux, V. Lorent, O. Gorceix, S. Feron, J. Reinhardt and J. Baudon, Longitudinal Stern-Gerlach atomic interferometry using velocity selected atomic beams, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys, 26, 1271-1279, 1993.
  • S. Nic Chormaic, S. Chwirot and J. Slevin, Circular polarisation measurements of Lyman-radiation from the decay of the 22Pjstates of hydrogen excited by 54.4eV electrons, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys, 26, 139 - 148, 1993.
  • S. Chwirot, S. Nic Chormaic., D. Dziczek and J. Slevin, Efficient Polarisation Analyser for Lyman-alpha radiation,  Appl. Opt.,32, 1583-1589, 1993.
  • S. Feron, J. Reinhardt, S. Le Boiteux, O. Gorceix, J. Baudon, M. Ducloy, J. Robert, Ch. Miniatura, S. Nic Chormaic, H. Haberland and V. Lorent, Reflection of metastable neon atoms by a surface plasmon wave, Optics Comm., 102, 83-88, 1993.
  • G. O. Jones, M. Charlton, J. Slevin, G. Laricchia, À. Kövér, M. R. Poulsen and S. Nic Chormaic, Positron impact ionization of atomic hydrogen, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 26, L483-L488, 1993.



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