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Enrique J. "Kiko" Galvez at Colgate since 1988 Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Research Interests: Professor Galvez is an atomic and optical physics experimentalist. Recently his studies have focused on optics and quantum optics. These include fundamental studies of the geometric phase in optics, optical beams in high-order modes, singular optics, photon entanglement and studies of quantum interference with correlated photons. Prof. Galvez is also interested in physics education and in the development of new physics laboratories for undergraduates.

Recent publications:

• "Composite vortex patterns formed by component light beams with non-integral topological charge," E.J. Galvez and S.M. Baumann,* Proceedings of SPIE 6905, 69050D (2008). Preprint

• "Electronics" in-house text on digital and analog electronics (unpublished; available upon request)

• "Orbital Angular Momentum of Light in Optics Instruction," E.J. Galvez and N. Zhelev.* ETOP conference proceedings (2007). Preprint.

• "Quantum Optics Experiments with Single Photons for Undergraduate Laboratories, E.J. Galvez and M. Beck. ETOP conference proceedings (2007). Preprint.

• "Phase Shifting of an Interferometer using Nonlocal Quantum-State Correlations," E.J. Galvez, M. Malik,* and B.C. Melius,* Physical Review A-Rapid Communications 75, 020302(R) (2007). Reprint

• "Non-integral Vortex Structures in Diffracted Light Beams," S. Baumann* and E.J. Galvez, Proceedings of SPIE 6483, 64830T (2007). Preprint

• "Gaussian Beams in the Optics Course," E.J. Galvez, American Journal of Physics, 74, 355-361 (2006). Preprint

• "Composite Optical Vortices Formed by Collinear Laguerre-Gauss Beams," E.J. Galvez, N. Smiley,* and N. Fernandes,* Proceedings of SPIE 6131, 19-26 (2006). Preprint

• "Nonlocal Labeling of Paths in a Single-Photon Interferometer," M.J. Pysher,* E.J. Galvez, K. Misra,* K.R. Wilson,* B.C. Melius,* and M. Malik* Physical Review A 72, 052327 (2005). Reprint.

• “Interference with correlated photons: Five quantum mechanics experiments for undergraduates,”  E. J. Galvez, C. H. Holbrow, M. J. Pysher,^* J. W. Martin,^* N. Courtemanche,^* L. Heilig,^* and J. Spencer,^*” American Journal of Physics 73, 127-140 (2005). PDF

• “Existence and Absence of Geometric Phases Due to Mode Transformations of High-Order Modes,” E. J. Galvez and M. O’Connell, Proceedings of SPIE 5736, 166-172 (2005). Reprint

• “Axial Control of Irregularly Shaped Microscopic Objects with Light Beams in High-Order Cartesian Modes,” E.J. Galvez, A. Weiss, G. Newbury, P.J. Crawford, and H.I. Sztul, Proceedings SPIE 5514, 674-677 (2004).

• “Undergraduate Laboratories Using Correlated Photons: Experiments on the Fundamentals of Quantum Physics,” E.J.Galvez, in Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education, (AAAS, 2004) pp 113-118. Reprint

• “Observation of New Modal Patterns in Experiments with Hermite-Gaussian and Laguerre-Gaussian Laser Modes, K. Contreras, G. Baldwin, F. DeZela and E.J. Galvez, Proceedings SPIE 5522, 336-341 (2004).

• “Measurements of the Geometric Phase of First-Order Optical Gaussian Beams,” E.J. Galvez, H.I. Sztul,* and P.J. Haglin,* Coherence and Quantum Optics VIII (Edited by N. Bigelow et. al., Kluwer Academic/PlenumPublishers, 2003), 387-388. Preprint

• “Geometric Phase Associated with Mode Transformation of Optical Beams Bearing Orbital Angular Momentum,” E.J. Galvez, P.R. Crawford,^* H.I. Sztul,^* M.J. Pysher,^* P.J. Haglin,^* and R.E. Williams, Physical Review Letters 90, 2039011-4 (2003). PDF

• “Photon Quantum Mechanics and Beam Splitters,” C.H. Holbrow, E.J. Galvez, and M.E. Parks, American Journal of Physics 70, 260-265 (2002). PDF

• “Applications of Geometric Phase in Optics,” E.J. Galvez, Recent Research Developments in Optics 2, 165-182 (2002). Preprint

• “Achromatic Polarization-Preserving Beam Displacer,” E.J. Galvez, Optics Letters 26, 971-973 (2001). PDF

• “Appearing and Disappearing Strong-Field (2d+time) Resonances in H Atoms,” E.J. Galvez, P.M. Koch, D. Richards, S.A. Zelazny, Physical Review A 61, 060101-4 (2000).

• “Variable Geometric Phase Polarization Rotators for the Visible,” E.J. Galvez, M.R. Cheyne,^* J.B. Stewart,^* C.D. Holmes,^* H.I. Sztul,^* Optics Communications 171, 7-13 (1999). PDF

• “Geometric Phase of Optical Rotators,” E.J. Galvez and C.D. Holmes,^* Journal of the Optical Society of America A 16, 1981-1985 (1999). Photoc

• “Beyond (1D+time) Dynamics in the Microwave Ionization of Excited H Atoms: Surprises from Experiments with Collinear Static and Linearly Polarized Electric Fields,” P.M. Koch, E.J. Galvez, S.A. Zelazny, Physica D, 131, 90-109 (1999).

• “Use of Four Mirrors to Rotate Linear Polarization but Preserve Input-Output Collinearity. II” E.J. Galvez and P.M. Koch, Journal of the Optical Society of America A 14, 3410-3414 (1997). Photocopy.

• “Blackbody-Induced Resonances Between Rydberg Stark States of Na.” E.J. Galvez, C.W. MacGregor,^* B. Chaudhuri,^* S. Gupta, E. Massoni, and F. De Zela, Physical Review A 55, 3002-3006 (1997). PDF

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email: egalvez@mail.colgate.edu

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