Journal of the Optical Society of America B

Optical cooling and trapping: introduction

Antônio A. R. Neves, Philip H. Jones, Le Luo, Onofrio M. Maragò

Published Apr 23, 2015• 1 citation

Abstract

The year 2015 is an auspicious year for optical science, as it is being celebrated as the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies. This focus issue of the journals Optics Express and Journal of the Optical Society of America B has been organized by the OSA Technical Group on Optical Cooling and Trapping to mark this occasion, and to highlight the most recent and exciting developments in the topics covered by the group. Together this joint focus issue features 33 papers, including both experimental and theoretical works, which span this wide range of activities.

DOI: 10.1364/josab.32.00oct1

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