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Raphael Pooser

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD rpooser AT nist DOT gov

Goals:
I seek to put my experience in experimental physics to use in interesting ways by studying
new physics and undertaking challenging engineering projects with broad impact.


Education:
  • University of Virginia; PhD, Engineering Physics; research in Quantum Optics and Quantum Information; enrolled September 2001 - May 2007.
  • New York University; BS, Physics, Cum Laude (cum. GPA 3.8); enrolled September 1998 - May 2001.


Research Experience:
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology: Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Fellow, June 2007- current
    • Published papers on quantum imaging, quantum optics, and quantum information with nonlinear optics
    • Designed and built high-power solid state lasers for use in study of nonlinear optical processes
    • Delivered talks and posters at national and international conferences

  • University of Virginia: Graduate Physics Research Assistant, August 2001 - May 2007 
    • Published papers on theoretical and experimental quantum optics
    • Performed nonlinear optics experiments using both pulsed and continuous wattage lasers 
    • Designed and tested new types of nonlinear optical crystals for use in quantum information experiments
    • Designed, built, and operated optical parametric oscillators above lasing threshold
    • Performed supporting theoretical calculations in both nonlinear and quantum optics 
  • Lehigh University: Undergraduate Research Assistant, June 2000 - August 2000
    •  performed theoretical calculations to compute the deuteron form factors in nuclear physics.
  • Indiana University Cyclotron Facility: Undergraduate Research Assistant,  June 1999 - August 1999
    • performed experimental research measuring cosmic ray muon decay in lead glass photon detectors


Teaching Experience:
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology, June 2007 - August 2007
    • Taught a quantum optics course to senior level undergraduates
  • University of Virginia: Teaching Assistant, January 2006 - May 2006
    •  Held study sessions, tutored students, and graded papers for an advanced Photonics course.
  • New York University: Teaching Assistant, September 2000 - May 2001 
    • answered questions online and graded assignments for C-programming class.


Public Speaking Experience:
  • August 2002 – December 2004: served as spokesperson for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley and Boys and Girls Clubs of America; traveled to various first and third party conferences and meetings hosted by the Club to deliver speeches intended to motivate attendees to the Boys and Girls Club’s mission; audience size ranged from 50 to 1,500.
  • One time spokesperson for the United Way, Knoxville, TN in annual fund raising campaign, September 2003.


Skills:
  • Fluent in C programming language. Have working knowledge in C++ and Fortran.
  • Fluent speaker of the French language
  • Experienced with building fast RF electronics; soldering surface mounted electronics
  • High level of practical knowledge and familiarity with the following computer software programs via usage on a routine basis:
    • Mathematica, Gnuplot, Igor Pro, Labview, LaTeX


Recent Honors and Awards:
  • First place in the Department of Physics annual research poster competition at UVA, April 2005.
  • Upper Class SELIM fellow at UVA, September 2004 - May 2005.
  • Awarded IGERT Fellowship within NSF SELIM program at UVA, October 2001-May 2003.
  • Received Dean’s fellowship from Engineering school at UVA, August 2001-May 2004.
  • Awarded George Granger Brown scholarship from NYU for academic merit in physics, January 2001.
  • Awarded $5000 scholarship from Varsity-Books.com based on academic merit, August 2000.
  • Received College of Arts and Sciences Grant and Scholarships from NYU, 1998-2001.
  • Received full Scholarship to attend Webb School of Knoxville, August 1996-May 1998.



Publications:

R. C. Pooser, K. M. Jones, A. M. Marino, V. Boyer, P. D. Lett, Low-Noise Amplification of an Entangled State, in preparation.

A. M. Marino, R. C. Pooser, V. Boyer, P. D. Lett, Tunable delay of EPR Correlations, in preparation.

Raphael C. Pooser, Vincent Boyer, Alberto M. Marino, Paul D. Lett, Squeezed Light and Entangled Images from Four-Wave-Mixing in Hot Rubidium Vapor, in Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging VI, edited by Ronald Meyers, Yanhua Shih, Keith Deacon, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7092 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2008) 70920G-1

A. M. Marino, V. Boyer, R. C. Pooser, P. D. Lett, K. Lemons, and K. M. Jones, Delocalized Correlations in Twin Light Beams with Orbital Angular Momentum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 093602 (2008).

Vincent Boyer, Alberto M. Marino, Raphael C. Pooser, and Paul D. Lett. Entangled Images from Four-Wave Mixing, Science 25 July 2008 321: 544-547; published online 12 June 2008 in Science Express Reports,  DOI: 10.1126/science.1158275. Work was featured in Physics Today vol. 61 August 2008 issue, pp 16-18. Also featured in Science Perspective article “Let Quantum Mechanics Improve Your Images” by Robert Boyd.

A.S. Bradley, M.K. Olsen, O. Pfister, and R.C. Pooser, Bright tripartite entanglement in triply concurrent parametric down conversion, Physical Review A 72, 053805 (2005).
R.C. Pooser and O. Pfister, Observation of triply coincident nonlinearities in periodically poled KTiOPO4, Optics Letters 30, 2635 (2005). Work featured in the November 2005 issue of the Materials Research Society Bulletin. Also Featured in Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science, November 2005.

O. Pfister, S. Feng, G. Jennings, R. Pooser, and D. Xie, Multipartite continuous-variable entanglement from concurrent nonlinearities, Physical Review A 70, 020302(R) (2004).
R.C. Pooser and O. Pfister, Particle-number scaling of the phase sensitivity in realistic Bayesian twin-mode Heisenberg-limited interferometry, Physical Review A 69, 043616 (2004).
R.C. Pooser and O. Pfister, Efficient generation of non-Gaussian Quantum light via a resonant nonlinear cascade, in preparation.

Conference Talks:
Raphael C. Pooser, Vincent Boyer, Alberto M. Marino, Paul D. Lett, Squeezed Light and Entangled Images from Four-Wave-Mixing in Hot Rubidium Vapor, SPIE 2008 Optics and Photonics meeting, August 2008, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging VI session, San Diego, CA.

Raphael Pooser, Alberto Marino, Vincent Boyer, Paul Lett, Compact Source of Entangled Images and Squeezed Light Using Four-Wave Mixing in Rubidium Vapor, American Physical Society meeting of the Division of Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, May 2008, Entanglement session, State College, PA.

R.C. Pooser and O. Pfister, Generating scalable multipartite entanglement and non-Gaussian states of light using nonlinear concurrences and cascades, OSA Annual Meeting, October 2006; Division of Laser Science, Quantum Optics session, Rochester, NY.


A complete list of conference talks and seminars is available on request.