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A/PROF ROBERT SCHOLTEN



Contact Details

Organization: Physics
Position: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND READER
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Homepage: http://www.ph.unimelb.edu.au/~scholten
Work: 8344 5457
Mobile: 0412 834 196
Fax: 9347 4783
Room: 508
Level: 05
Building: Physics Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Atom optics quantum optics, atomic physics, laser cooling, imaging, quantum imaging, atomic coherence, lasers Australia, Netherlands, United States of America

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
Netherlands Eindhoven University of Technology Exchange, Research
United States Juniata College Exchange, Research, Teaching

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science Adelaide University 31-Dec-1982
Bachelor of Science (honours) Flinders University of South Australia 31-Dec-1984
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University of South Australia 31-Dec-1990

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Council Australian Fulbright Alumni Association Secretary 19-Apr-2007 18-Apr-2010
Registered American Physical Society Full Member 31-Dec-1991
Registered Optical Society of America Full Member 31-Dec-1994
Registered Australian Optical Society Full Member 31-Dec-1994
Registered Australian Institute of Physics Full Member 31-Dec-1994

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) The University of Melbourne (Science Faculty) Dean?s award for Excellence in Teaching 31-Dec-1999
Scholarship Australian Research Council Australian Research Fellowship 30-Nov-1994
Scholarship National Science Foundation (USA) NSF Travelling award 31-Dec-1991
Scholarship Australian-American Fulbright Commission Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship Award 31-Dec-1990
Scholarship Flinders University Flinders University Overseas Travelling Fellowship 31-Dec-1987
Scholarship Australian Research Council Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award 31-Dec-1985

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Non-Interferometric Phase Measurement of Exotic Waves Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2002
Phase imaging of cold atoms Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & TRAINING Innovation Access Program - International S&T Competitive Grants (DEPT OF EDUCATION SCIENCE & TRAINING) 01/01/2003
Quantum and classical imaging with light and atoms Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2005
LASER FACILITY FOR QUANTUM OPTICS, IMAGING, AND FABRICATION Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) 01/01/2008

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Correlated imaging visibility using a parametric downconversion source seeded with partially coherent stimulation
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Journal of the Optical Society of America B - Optical Physics
    Volume: 26
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 1221-1227
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Heralded single photon sources: a route towards quantum communication technology and photon standards
    Year: 2008
    Journal: European Physical Journal - Applied Physics
    Volume: 41
    Page numbers: 181-194
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  • State-selective imaging of cold atoms
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Physical Review A
    Volume: 77
    Page numbers: 0334011-0334018
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Enhanced laser shutter using a hard disk drive rotary voice-coil actuator
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Review of Scientific Instruments
    Volume: 78
    Page numbers: 0261011-0261012
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  • Excited-state imaging of cold atoms
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Physics - Conference Series
    Volume: 80
    Page numbers: 0120401-0120408
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  • Laser frequency offset locking using electromagnetically induced transparency
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Applied Physics Letters
    Volume: 90
    Page numbers: 1711201-1711203
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  • Modelling of classical ghost images obtained using scattered light
    Year: 2007
    Journal: New Journal of Physics
    Volume: 9
    Page numbers: 2851-28510
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Blue five-level frequency-upconversion system in rubidium
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Optics Letters
    Volume: 31
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 1002-1004
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  • Theoretical calculation of saturated absorption spectra for multi-level atoms
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Physics B - Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
    Volume: 39
    Page numbers: 2709-2720
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Diffraction-contrast imaging of cold atoms
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Physical Review A
    Volume: 72
    Page numbers: 0314031-0314034
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Coherent blue laser beam production in a rubidium vapour cell
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Physics for the Nation
    Conference Publication: Australian Institute of Physics 16th Biennial Congress 2005
    Page numbers: 1-4
    Publisher: The Australian Institute of Physics(Cronulla)
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  • Control theory for frequency stabilisation of external cavity diode lasers
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Physics for the Nation
    Conference Publication: Australian Institute of Physics 16th Biennial Congress 2005
    Page numbers: 1-4
    Publisher: The Australian Institute of Physics(Cronulla)
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  • Holographic imaging of cold atoms
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Physics for the Nation
    Conference Publication: Australian Institute of Physics 16th Biennial Congress 2005
    Page numbers: 1-4
    Publisher: The Australian Institute of Physics(Cronulla)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Barrier-limited surface diffusion in atom lithography
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Applied Physics
    Volume: 95
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 1749-1755
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  • High performance laser shutter using a hard disk drive voice-coil actuator
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Review of Scientific Instruments
    Volume: 75
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 3077-3079
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  • Off-resonant defocus-contrast imaging of cold atoms
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Optics Letters
    Volume: 29
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 232-234
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  • X-ray phase imaging: Demonstration of extended conditions with homogeneous objects
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Optics Express
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 13
    Page numbers: 2960-2965
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Laser frequency stabilization using an Fe-Ar hollow cathode discharge cell
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Applied Physics B
    Volume: 76
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 815-819
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  • Progress towards atom lithography on iron
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Microelectronic Engineering
    Volume: 67-68
    Page numbers: 664-669
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Frequency noise characterisation of narrow linewidth diode lasers
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Optics Communications
    Volume: 201
    Page numbers: 391-397
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  • High-resolution phase imaging of phase singularities in the focal region of a lens
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Optics Letters
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 345-347
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  • Noninterferometric phase imaging of a neutral atomic beam
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of the Optical Society of America B - Optical Physics
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 1773-1776
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  • One-dimensional laser cooling of an atomic beam in a sealed vapor cell
    Year: 2002
    Journal: American Journal of Physics
    Volume: 70
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 71-75
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  • Sub-Doppler bandwidth atomic optical filter
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Optics Letters
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 500-502
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Littrow configuration tunable external cavity diode laser with fixed direction output beam
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Review of Scientific Instruments
    Volume: 72
    Issue: 12
    Page numbers: 4477-4479
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