We will discuss recent developments at a new scientific interface between quantum optics, nanoscience and quantum information science. Specific examples include the use of quantum optical techniques for manipulation of individual atom-like impurities at a nanoscale and for realization of hybrid systems combining ultracold atoms with nanophotonic devices. We will discuss how these techniques are used for realization of strongly interacting photons in quantum nonlinear optics and quantum networks, exploring many-body quantum dynamics away from equilibrium, and developing unique new applications such as magnetic resonance imaging with single atom resolution and nanoscale sensing in biology and material science.

For pioneering theoretical and experimental work at the interface between quantum optics, quantum information processing, and the quantum many body problem, Prof. Mikhail Lukin was awarded the 2009 I.I. Rabi Prize (by the APS) in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics  

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