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A/Prof. Bryan Dalton   Adjunct Professor

Areas:
Centre for Atom Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Physics
Theoretical Physics
Office:
AD203c
Phone:
+61 3 9214 8187
E-Mail:
bdalton@swin.edu.au
Campus:
Hawthorn
Faculty of Engineering & Industrial Sciences (H38)
Swinburne University of Technology
PO Box 218
Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122
Australia

Education

  • 1966 Ph. D., Monash University, Australia
  • 1962 M. Sc., Melbourne University, Australia
  • 1959 B. Sc. (1st Class Honours in Physics), Melbourne University, Australia

Employment

  • 2008–Present Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University
  • 2003–2010 Chief Investigator, Australian Centre for Quantum–Atom Optics
  • 2002–2008 Senior Research Fellow, CAOUS, Swinburne University
  • 2000–2002 Research Fellow, University of Sussex, UK
  • 1970–2000 Lr, Snr Lr, Reader in Theoretical Physics, University of Queensland
  • 1968–1970 Research Fellow, Australian National University
  • 1966–1968 Post–doctoral Research Associate, University of Chicago, USA

Fellowships

  • 1993–1994 SERC Visiting Fellowship, Imperial College, UK
  • 1989 Visiting Fellowship, Wolfson College Oxford, UK
  • 1977 Visiting Research Fellowship, University of Reading, UK

Visiting and Organisational Positions

  • 2008–Present Academic Visitor, Imperial College, UK
  • 2007–Present Visiting Reader, University of Sussex, UK
  • 2007–Present Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde, UK
  • 2003–2005, 2009–Present Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University
  • 2002–Present Honorary Reader, University of Queensland
  • 1997 Visiting Professor, University of Essex, UK
  • 1996 Co-Chairman, Quantum Optics Conference, Cairns

Expertise and Research Interests

  • Over 90 refereed research papers with over 1600 citations, and an “h” factor of 20
  • Principal supervisor of 4 PhD, 1 M Sc and 14 PG honours graduates
  • Specialities: quantum-atom optics
  • Current research topics: Bose-Einstein condensates and Fermi gases, cavity quantum electrodynamics, phase-space methods in quantum-atom optics
  • Past research topics: non-rigid molecules, quantum beats, systems with internal reservoirs, coherent population trapping, laser induced continuum structures, squeezed light spectra, quantum EM fields in dielectric media and unstable optical systems, decoherence in quantum computers
  • Major contributions to: theory of symmetry group for non-rigid molecules (140 citations), theory of coherent population trapping (300 citations), theory of laser induced continuum structures (230 citations), theory of squeezed light spectra (200 citations), theory of macroscopic EM field quantization in media (120 citations)

    • Topics for Prospective Ph.D Students - View ALL topics for A/Prof. Bryan Dalton

    Theory of Bose-Einstein Condensate Interferometry
    There is scope for further developments of the theory as well as carrying out numerical work based on theory already developed.

    The research can be applied to ultra-cold atomic physics experiments in the SUT laboratories and elsewhere.

Publications 2001 to 2011

2011

  1. B.J.Dalton, “Decoherence Effects in Bose–Einstein Condensate Interferometry I Theory”, Annals of Physics, 326, 668 (2011).
  2. B.J. Dalton, S. Ghanbari, “Two–Mode Theory of Bose–Einstein Condensates: Heisenberg Limited Interferometry and the Josephson Model”, Tutorial Review, In Press J. Mod. Opt.
  3. B.J. Dalton, “Relative Phase Eigenstates in Quantum–Atom Optics”, Submitted to J. Phys, B: Atom. Mol. Opt. Phys.
  4. B.J. Dalton, J. Jeffers, S.M. Barnett, Book. “Phase Space Methods for Degenerate Quantum Gases”,In preparation for Oxford University Press, UK.

    5. 2007

  5. B.J. Dalton, “Two–Mode Theory of Bose–Einstein Condensate Interferometry”, J. Mod. Opt, 54, 615 (2007).
  6. B.J. Dalton, “Theory of Decoherence in Bose–Einstein Condensate Interferometry”, J. Phys: Conference Series 67, 012059 (2007)
  7. B.J. Dalton, B. M. Garraway, “Cascade Atom in High–Q Cavity: The Spectrum for Non–Markovian Decay”, J. Mod. Opt, 54, Supp.1, S205 (2007)

    8. 2006

  8. B.M. Garraway, B.J. Dalton, "Theory of Non–Markovian Decay of a Cascade Atom in High Q Cavities and Photonic Band–Gap Materials", J. Phys, B. 39, S767 (2006)
  9. A.I. Sidorov, B.J. Dalton, S.M. Whitlock, F. Scharnberg, "Asymmetric Double–Well Potential for Single Atom Interferometry", Phys. Rev, A. 74, 023612 (2006)

    10. 2005

  10. B.J. Dalton, “Decoherence Rates in Large Scale Quantum Computers and Macroscopic Quantum Systems”, J. Mod. Opt, 52, 2563 (2005)

    11. 2003

  11. B.J. Dalton, “Scaling of Decoherence Effects in Quantum Computers” J. Mod. Opt, 50, 951 (2003)
  12. B.J. Dalton, B. M. Garraway, “Non–Markovian Decay of a Three–Level Cascade Atom in a Structured Reservoir”, Phys. Rev. A, 68, 033809 (2003)

    13. 2002

  13. B.J. Dalton, B. M. Garraway, “Quasimode Theory of Quantum Optical Processes in Photonic Band–Gap Materials”, J. Mod. Opt, 49, 947 (2002)
  14. B.J. Dalton, S. Brown, “Field Quantization, Photons and Non–Hermitean Modes”, J. Mod. Opt, 49, 1009 (2002)

    15. 2001

  15. Generalized Quasi-mode Theory of Macroscopic Canonical Quantization in Quantum Optics and Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics. I Theory. S. Brown, B.J. Dalton, J. Mod. Opt. 48, 597 (2001)
  16. S. Brown, B.J. Dalton, “Generalized Quasi–mode Theory of Macroscopic Canonical Quantization in Quantum Optics and Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics. II Application to Reflection and Refraction at a Dielectric Interface”, J. Mod. Opt, 48, 639 (2001)
  17. B.J. Dalton, S.M. Barnett, B. M. Garraway, “Theory of Pseudomodes in Quantum Optical Processes”, Phys. Rev. A, 64, 053813 (2001)
  18. B.J. Dalton, S.M. Barnett, B. M. Garraway, “Non–Markovian Quantum Optical Processes and Pseudomodes”, Fortschritte der Physik, 49, 927 (2001)
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