2025
Sub-Doppler Cooling, State Preparation, and Optical Trapping of a Triel Atom
PRX Quantum
Recognition: Featured in New Scientist.
Link
2022
Magneto-optical trapping of a Group III atom
X. Yu, J. Mo, T. Lu, T.-Y. Tan, and T.L. Nicholson.
Physical Review A
Recognition: Editors’ Suggestion paper. Featured in Nature research highlights, Physics Magazine, Physics World, Phys.org. Named an NUS Physics Breakthrough of 2022.
Link
2022
Zeeman slowing of a Group III atom
X. Yu, J. Mo, T. Lu, T.-Y. Tan, and T.L. Nicholson.
Physical Review Research
Link
2021
Superradiant emission of a thermal atomic beam into an optical cavity
S.B. Jager, H. Liu, J. Cooper, T.L. Nicholson, and M.J. Holland.
Link
2020
Rugged mHz-linewith superradiant laser driven by a hot atomic beam
H. Liu, S.B. Jager, X. Yu, S. Touzard, A. Shankar, M.J. Holland, and T.L. Nicholson.
Link
2018
Observation of three-photon bound states in a quantum nonlinear medium
Q.-Y. Liang, A.V. Venkatramani, S.H. Cantu, T.L. Nicholson, M.J. Gullans, A.V. Gorshkov, J.D. Thompson, C. Chin, M.D. Lukin, and V. Vuletic.
Link
2017
Symmetry-protected collisions between strongly interacting photons
J.D. Thompson, T.L. Nicholson, Q.-Y. Liang, S.H. Cantu, A.V. Venkatramani, S. Choi, I.A. Fedorov, D. Viscor, T. Pohl, M.D. Lukin, and V. Vuletic.
Link
2016
Collective atomic scattering and motional effects in a dense coherent medium
S.L. Bromley, B. Zhu, M. Bishof, X. Zhang, T. Bothwell, J. Schachenmayer, T.L. Nicholson, R. Kaiser, S.F. Yelin, M.D. Lukin, A.M. Rey, and J. Ye.
Link
2015
Systematic evaluation of an atomic clock at 2e-18 total uncertainty
T.L. Nicholson, S.L. Campbell, R.B. Hutson, G.E. Marti, B.J. Bloom, R.L. McNally, W. Zhang, M.D. Barrett, M.S. Safronova, G.F. Strouse, W.L. Tew, and J. Ye.
Recognition: Cosmos Magazine “Top 10 technology breakthroughs.” Featured in Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Chicago Daily Herald, Sydney Morning Herald, Huffington Post, Daily Mirror, Singapore Straits Times, Bangkok Post, Gulf Times, El Pais, The London Weekly, Live Science, International Business Times, Smithsonian Magazine.
Link
2015
Optical Feshbach resonances: Field-dressed theory and comparison with experiments
T.L. Nicholson, S. Blatt, B.J. Bloom, J.R. Williams, J.W. Thomsen, J. Ye, and P.S. Julienne.
Link
2014
An optical lattice clock with accuracy and stability at the 1e-18 level
B.J. Bloom, T.L. Nicholson, J. R. Williams, S.L. Campbell, M. Bishof, X. Zhang, W. Zhang, S.L. Bromley, and J. Ye.
Recognition: Featured in Physics Today, NPR, Physics World, Huffington Post, CBS news, NBC news, Der Spiegel, The Guinness Book of World Records.
Link
2012
Comparison of two independent Sr optical clocks with 1e-17 stability at 10^3s
T.L. Nicholson, M.J. Martin, J.R. Williams, B.J. Bloom, M. Bishof, M.D. Swallows, S.L. Campbell, and J. Ye.
Recognition: Editors’ Suggestion paper.
Link
2011
Measurement of optical Feshbach resonances in an ideal gas
S. Blatt, T.L. Nicholson, B.J. Bloom, J.R. Williams, J.W. Thomsen, P.S. Julienne, and J. Ye.
Link
2010
Precision measurement of fermionic collisions using an 87Sr optical lattice clock with 1e-16 inaccuracy
M.D. Swallows, G.K. Campbell, A.D. Ludlow, M.M. Boyd, J.W. Thomsen, M.J. Martin, S. Blatt, T.L. Nicholson, and J. Ye.
Link
2009
Probing interactions between ultracold fermions
G.K. Campbell, M.M. Boyd, J.W. Thomsen, M.J. Martin, S. Blatt, M.D. Swallows, T.L. Nicholson, T. Fortier, C.W. Oates, S.A. Diddams, N.D. Lemke, P. Naidon, P. Julienne, J. Ye, and A.D. Ludlow.
Link
2008
Heteronuclear molecules in an optical dipole trap
J.J. Zirbel, K.-K. Ni, S. Ospelkaus, T.L. Nicholson, M.L. Olsen, P.S. Julienne, C.E. Wieman, J. Ye, D.S. Jin.
Link
2025
Sub-Doppler Cooling, State Preparation, and Optical Trapping of a Triel Atom
P. Li, X. Yu, S. H.-P. Chew, J. Mo, T. Lu, and T.L. Nicholson
PRX Quantum
Recognition: Featured in New Scientist.
Link
2022
Magneto-optical trapping of a Group III atom
X. Yu, J. Mo, T. Lu, T.-Y. Tan, and T.L. Nicholson
Physical Review A
Recognition: Editors’ Suggestion paper. Featured in Nature research highlights, Physics Magazine, Physics World, Phys.org. Named an NUS Physics Breakthrough of 2022.
Link
2022
Zeeman slowing of a Group III atom
X. Yu, J. Mo, T. Lu, T.-Y. Tan, and T.L. Nicholson
Physical Review Research
Link
2021
Superradiant emission of a thermal atomic beam into an optical cavity
S.B. Jager, H. Liu, J. Cooper, T.L. Nicholson, and M.J. Holland.
Physical Review A
Link
2020
Rugged mHz-linewith superradiant laser driven by a hot atomic beam
H. Liu, S.B. Jager, X. Yu, S. Touzard, A. Shankar, M.J. Holland, and T.L. Nicholson.
Physical Review Letters
Link
2018
Observation of three-photon bound states in a quantum nonlinear medium
Q.-Y. Liang, A.V. Venkatramani, S.H. Cantu, T.L. Nicholson, M.J. Gullans, A.V. Gorshkov, J.D. Thompson, C. Chin, M.D. Lukin, and V. Vuletic.
Link
2017
Symmetry-protected collisions between strongly interacting photons
J.D. Thompson, T.L. Nicholson, Q.-Y. Liang, S.H. Cantu, A.V. Venkatramani, S. Choi, I.A. Fedorov, D. Viscor, T. Pohl, M.D. Lukin, and V. Vuletic.
Link
2016
Collective atomic scattering and motional effects in a dense coherent medium
S.L. Bromley, B. Zhu, M. Bishof, X. Zhang, T. Bothwell, J. Schachenmayer, T.L. Nicholson, R. Kaiser, S.F. Yelin, M.D. Lukin, A.M. Rey, and J. Ye.
Link
2015
Systematic evaluation of an atomic clock at 2e-18 total uncertainty
T.L. Nicholson, S.L. Campbell, R.B. Hutson, G.E. Marti, B.J. Bloom, R.L. McNally, W. Zhang, M.D. Barrett, M.S. Safronova, G.F. Strouse, W.L. Tew, and J. Ye.
Recognition: Cosmos Magazine “Top 10 technology breakthroughs.” Featured in Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Chicago Daily Herald, Sydney Morning Herald, Huffington Post, Daily Mirror, Singapore Straits Times, Bangkok Post, Gulf Times, El Pais, The London Weekly, Live Science, International Business Times, Smithsonian Magazine.
Link
2015
Optical Feshbach resonances: Field-dressed theory and comparison with experiments
T.L. Nicholson, S. Blatt, B.J. Bloom, J.R. Williams, J.W. Thomsen, J. Ye, P.S. Julienne.
Link
2014
An optical lattice clock with accuracy and stability at the 1e-18 level
B.J. Bloom, T.L. Nicholson, J. R. Williams, S.L. Campbell, M. Bishof, X. Zhang, W. Zhang, S.L. Bromley, and J. Ye.
Recognition: Featured in Physics Today, NPR, Physics World, Huffington Post, CBS news, NBC news, Der Spiegel, The Guinness Book of World Records.
Link
2012
Comparison of two independent Sr optical clocks with 1e-17 stability at 10^3s
T.L. Nicholson, M.J. Martin, J.R. Williams, B.J. Bloom, M. Bishof, M.D. Swallows, S.L. Campbell, and J. Ye.
Recognition: Editors’ Suggestion paper.
Link
2011
Measurement of optical Feshbach resonances in an ideal gas
S. Blatt, T.L. Nicholson, B.J. Bloom, J.R. Williams, J.W. Thomsen, P.S. Julienne, and J. Ye.
Link
2010
Precision measurement of fermionic collisions using an 87Sr optical lattice clock with 1e-16 inaccuracy
M.D. Swallows, G.K. Campbell, A.D. Ludlow, M.M. Boyd, J.W. Thomsen, M.J. Martin, S. Blatt, T.L. Nicholson, and J. Ye.
Link
2009
Probing interactions between ultracold fermions
G.K. Campbell, M.M. Boyd, J.W. Thomsen, M.J. Martin, S. Blatt, M.D. Swallows, T.L. Nicholson, T. Fortier, C.W. Oates, S.A. Diddams, N.D. Lemke, P. Naidon, P. Julienne, J. Ye, and A.D. Ludlow.
Link
2008
Heteronuclear molecules in an optical dipole trap
J.J. Zirbel, K.-K. Ni, S. Ospelkaus, T.L. Nicholson, M.L. Olsen, P.S. Julienne, C.E. Wieman, J. Ye, D.S. Jin.
Link