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Light-matter interaction


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  • Research AreasOptics & lasersLight-matter interaction
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  • Abraham-Minkowski debate
  • Atoms, ions, & molecules in cavities
  • Cherenkov radiation
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  • Light stopping & storage
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  • Mie scattering
  • Optical interactions with surfaces
  • Quantum description of light-matter interaction
    • Minkowski momentum
  • Semiconductor Bloch equations
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