Prof. Dr. Mihai Macovei

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsQuantum Optics
KeywordsQuantum interference and coherence effects, Cavity quantum electrodynamics, Collective phenomena in atomic and quantum optics, Control of decoherence in quantum systems, Multiparticle entanglement
Honours and awards

2022: "Diploma de Onoare" of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova

2018: First Degree Diploma of The Government of The Republic of Moldova for the scientific achievements

Current contact address

CountryMoldavia
CityChisinau
InstitutionAcademy of Sciences of Moldova
InstituteInstitute of Applied Physics
Homepagehttps://ifa.md/ro/personalpages/mmacovei

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Christoph Helmut KeitelLehrstuhl für Theoretische Quantendynamik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Adriana PalffyPhysikalisches Institut, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2002

Programme(s)

2001Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2024Mihai A. Macovei: Dense dipole-dipole-coupled two-level systems in a thermal bath. In: Physical Review A, 110, 2024, 023712
2024Profirie Bardetski, Mihai A Macovei: Dipole-dipole-interacting two-level emitters in a moderately intense laser field. In: Phys. Rev. A, 110, 2024, 043720
2024Victor Ceban, Mihai A Macovei: Enhanced phonon lifetimes with optically controlled single molecules. In: J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 41, 2024, 216-221
2023V. Ceban, M.A. Macovei, A Isar: Phonon Mediated Collective Dynamics of Coherently Pumped Two-Level Emitters. In: Romanian Journal of Physics, 68, 2023, 114
2022M. A. Macovei, A. Palffy: Multiphonon quantum dynamics in cavity optomechanical systems. In: Phys. Rev. A 105, 2022, 033503
2022M. A. Macovei: Performance of the collective three-level quantum thermal engine. In: Phys. Rev. A 105, 2022, 043708
2021T. Mihaescu, E. Cecoi, M. A. Macovei, A. Isar: Geometric discord for a driven two-qubit system. In: Rom. Rep. Phys. 73, 2021, 101
2021A. Mirzac, S. Carlig. M. A. Macovei: Microwave multiphoton conversion via coherently driven permanent dipole systems. In: Phys. Rev. A 103, 2021, 043719
2020E. Cecoi, V. Ciornea, A. Isar, M. A. Macovei: Entanglement versus cooling in the system of a driven pair of two-level qubits longitudinally coupled with a boson mode field. In: Jr. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 53, 2020,
2020A. Mirzac, T. Mihaescu, M. Macovei, A. Isar: Interferometric power of Gaussian systems in a squeezed thermal bath. In: Romanian Journal of Physics 65, 2020, 102
2020M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel: Spontaneous decay processes in a classical strong low-frequency laser field. In: Phys. Rev. A 102, 2020, 013718
2019Alexandra Mirzac, Mihai A. Macovei: Dynamics of a quantum oscillator coupled with a three-level Lambda-type emitter. In: Jr. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 2019, 2473-2480
2018Victor Ceban, Mihai A. Macovei: Enhanced cooling for stronger qubit-phonon couplings. In: Romanian Reports in Physics, 2018, 407-1-407-8
2018E. Cecoi, V. Ciornea, A. Isar, M. A. Macovei Entanglement of a laser- driven pair of two-level qubits via its phonon environment . In: J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 2018, 1127-1132
2017N. Cui, M. A. Macovei: Amplifying ultraweak transitions in collective systems via quantum interference. In: Phys. Rev. A, 2017, 063814-1-063814-5
2017L. Jin, J. Evers, M. A. Macovei: Collective dynamics in a laser-pumped mixture of two atomic ensembles. In: JOSA B, 2017, 1280-1285
2017S. Carlig, M. A. Macovei: Enhanced vibrational quantum dynamics beyond the rotating wave approximation. In: JETP Letters, 2017, 526-530
2017V. Ceban, P. Longo, M. A. Macovei: Fast phonon dynamics of a nanomechanical oscillator due to cooperative effects. In: Phys. Rev. A, 2017, 023806-1-023806-5
2016Victor Ceban, and Mihai A. Macovei: Cavity quantum interferences with three-level atoms. In: J. Opt. Soc. Am. B , 2016, 942-946
2016V. Ciornea, P. Bardetski, M. A. Macovei Phase Dependence of the Unnormalized Second-Order Photon Correlation Function. In: JETP , 2016, 582-586
2015M. Macovei, M. Mishra, C. H. Keitel Population inversion in two-level systems possessing permanent dipoles. In: Phys. Rev. A, 2015, 013846-1-013846-5
2015V. Ceban, M. A. Macovei Sub-Poissonian phonon statistics in an acoustical resonator coupled to a pumped two-level emitter. In: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics , 2015, 793-798
2015V. Ciornea, P. Bardetski, M. A. Macovei Time-dependent highly correlated photons. In: Optics Commun., 2015, 121-123
2014Viorel Ciornea, Mihai A. Macovei: Cavity-output-field control via interference effects. In: Phys. Rev. A, 2014, 043837-1-043837-4
2014Marcela Cerbu, Mihai A. Macovei, Gao-xiang Li: Cooling a two-level emitter in photonic-crystal environments. In: Phys. Rev. A, 2014, 013837-1-013837-5
2014Sergiu Carlig, Mihai A. Macovei: Long-time correlated quantum dynamics of phonon cooling. In: Phys. Rev. A, 2014, 013817-1-013817-4
2014Sergiu Carlig and Mihai A. Macovei: Quantum correlations among optical and vibrational quanta. In: Phys. Rev. A, 2014, 053803-1-053803-5
2014Mihai Macovei, Christoph H. Keitel: Quantum dynamics of a two-level emitter with a modulated transition frequency. In: Phys. Rev. A, 2014, 043838-1-043838-8
2013Sumanta Das, Mihai A. Macovei: Collective quantum dot inversion and amplification of photon and phonon waves . In: Phys. Rev. B, 2013, 125306(1)-125306(6)
2013Viorel Ciornea, Profirie Bardetski, Mihai A. Macovei: Detuning-dependent dynamics of microcavity photon-statistics . In: Romanian Reports in Physics , 2013, 1006-1011
2013Viorel Ciornea, Profirie Bardetski, Mihai A. Macovei: Enhanced photon correlations due to strong laser-atom-cavity coupling. In: Phys. Rev. A , 2013, 023851(1)-023851(6)
2013Baranidharan Mohan, Mihai A. Macovei: Incoherent excitation of few-level multi-atom ensembles. In: J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 2013, 035503-1-035503-6
2013Ni Cui, Christoph H. Keitel, Mihai Macovei: Interference-induced peak splitting in extreme ultraviolet superfluorescence. In: Optics Letters, 2013, 570-572
2013Mihai A. Macovei: Optical force acting on strongly driven atoms in free space or modified reservoirs. In: J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 2013, 045502-1-045502-5
2013Xiao-Tao Xie, Viorel Ciornea, Mihai A. Macovei: Two-photon quantum dynamics in a nonlinear micromaser. In: Proceedings of the Romanian Academy, Series A, 2013, 48-55
2012Ni Cui, Mihai A. Macovei: Carrier-envelope phase dependence in single-cycle laser pulse propagation with the inclusion of counter-rotating terms. In: New Journal of Physics , 2012, 093031-1-093031-11
2012Fernando Oster, Christoph H. Keitel and Mihai Macovei Generation of correlated photon pairs in different frequency ranges. In: Phys. Rev. A, 2012, 063814-1-063814-5
2012 Ni Cui, Mihai Macovei, Karen Z. Hatsagortsyan, and Christoph H. Keitel: Manipulating the Annihilation Dynamics of Positronium via Collective Radiation. In: Phys. Rev. Lett., 2012, 243401-1-243401-5
2012Luling Jin, Mihai Macovei, Joerg Evers: Photon scattering from a strongly driven multi-atom system: second-order correlations and squeezing. In: Chinese Optics Letters, 2012, S22701-1-S22701-5
2012Mihai Macovei: Viepoint: Matter Waves and Quantum Correlations. In: Physics, 2012, DOI 10.1103
2011Carsten Mueller, Mihai A. Macovei, Alexander B. Voitkiv: Collectively enhanced resonant photoionization in a multiatom ensemble. In: Phys. Rev. A, 2011, 055401-1-055401-4
2011Luling Jin, Joerg Evers, Mihai Macovei: Photon scattering from strongly driven atomic ensembles. In: Phys. Rev. A, 2011, 043812-1-043812-6
2011Keyu Xia, Mihai Macovei, Joerg Evers: Stationary entanglement in strongly coupled qubits. In: Phys. Rev. B, 2011, 184510-1-184510-19
2010Mihai A. Macovei: Cooling a quantum circuit via coupling to a multiqubit system . In: Phys. Rev. A , 2010, 043411-043411-5
2010M. Macovei, G. Yu. Kryuchkyan, G.-X. Li Entangled light and matter waves via non-linear interactions . In: G. Yu. Kryuchkyan, Modern Optics and Photonics . World Scientific, 2010. 32-47
2010M. A. Macovei, J. Evers Loading atom lasers by collectivity-enhanced optical pumping . In: Phys. Rev. A 81, 013626 (2010)., 2010, 013626-013626-5
2010M. A. Macovei Measuring photon-photon interactions via photon detection . In: Phys. Rev. A , 2010, 063815-063815-4
2010M. Macovei, J. Evers, and C. H. Keitel Quantum entanglement in dense multiqubit systems . In: Jr. of Modern Optics , 2010, 1287-1292
2010Xiao-Tao Xie, Mihai A. Macovei Single-Cycle Gap Soliton in a Subwavelength Structure . In: Phys. Rev. Lett. , 2010, 073902-073902-4
2010L. L. Jin, M. Macovei, S. Q. Gong, C. H. Keitel, J. Evers Squeezing in strong light scattered by a regular structure of atoms . In: Optics Commun. , 2010, 790-794
2010M. Kiffner, M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel Vacuum-Induced Processes in Multilevel Atoms . In: Progress in Optics, 2010, 85-197
2009M. Macovei, Y. Niu, Sh. Gong and C. H. Keitel: Correlated atomic population fluctuations via the environmental reservoir. In: Jr. of Modern Optics , 2009, 704-709
2009X.-T. Xie, M. Macovei, M. Kiffner, C. H. Keitel: Probing quantum superposition states with few-cycle laser pulses. In: J. Opt. Soc. Am. B , 2009, 1912-1917
2009K. Xia, M. Macovei, J. Evers, and C. H. Keitel: Robust coherent preparation of entangled states of two coupled flux qubits via dynamic control of the transition frequencies. In: Phys. Rev. B , 2009, 024519/1-024519/9
2009Mihai A. Macovei, Xiao-Tao Xie: Two-photon cooling of a nonlinear quantum oscillator. In: Optics Communications, 2009, 3930-3933
2008G. Yu. Kryuchkyan, M. Macovei, C. H. Keitel Spatially entangled atomic deflections in twin-photon light beams . In: Phys. Rev. A , 2008, 035603(1)-035603(4)
2008M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel Strong-field spatial intensity-intensity correlations of light scattered from regular structures of atoms. In: Andreas F. Terzis and Emmanuel Paspalakis, Recent Research Topic and Developments in Chemical Physics: From Quantum Scale to Macroscale . Transworld Research Network, 2008. 21-34
2007G.-x. Li, H.-t. Tan, M. Macovei: Enhancement of entanglement for two-mode field generated from four-wave mixing with the help of the auxiliary atomic transition . In: Phys. Rev. A , 2007, 053827(1)-053827(9)
2007Mihai Macovei, Christoph H. Keitel: Superbunched photons via a strongly pumped near-equispaced multiparticle system . In: Phys. Rev. B , 2007, 245325(1)-245325(7)
2007Mihai Macovei: Enhancing the superfluorescence via decay interference . In: Jr. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 2007, 387-392
2007Mihai Macovei, Gao-xiang Li Entangled light via nonlinear vacuum-multiparticle interactions. In: Phys. Rev. A , 2007, 023818(1)-023818(4)
2007M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel, M. S. Zubairy Localization of atomic ensembles via superfluorescence . In: Phys. Rev. A, 2007, 033801(1)-033801(7)
2007Mihai Macovei: Quantum tunneling through potentials induced by vacuum-multiparticle interactions. In: Phys. Rev. A , 2007, 043803(1)-043803(4)
2007M. Macovei, J. Evers, G.-x. Li, C. H. Keitel Strong-Field Spatial Interference in a Tailored Electromagnetic Bath . In: Phys. Rev. Lett. , 2007, 043602(1)-043602(4)
2006M. Macovei, Z. Ficek, C. H. Keitel Collective coherent population trapping in a thermal field. In: Physical Review A , 2006, 063821(1)-063821(9)
2006Mario Dal Col, Mihai Macovei, and Christoph H. Keitel: Controlling multiparticle correlations with a strong laser field . In: Optics Communications , 2006, 407-412
2006J. Evers, M. Kiffner, M. Macovei, C. H. Keitel: Geometry-dependent dynamics of two Lambda-type atoms via vacuum-induced coherences . In: Physical Review A , 2006, 023804(1)-023804(7)
2005M. Macovei, J. Evers, and C. H. Keitel: Coherent manipulation of collective three-level systems. In: PRA, 2005, 033802(1)-033802(16)
2005M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel: Quantum correlations of an atomic ensemble via an incoherent bath. In: Physical Review A, 2005, 063809(1)-063809(5)
2005Mihai Macovei, Christoph H. Keitel: Rapid refractive index enhancements via laser-mediated collectivity. In: J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 2005, L315-L321
2004M. Macovei, J. Evers and C. H. Keitel: Magnetic and thermal influences on collective resonance fluorescence. In: Europhysics Letters, 2004, 391-397
2004M. Macovei, J. Evers: Phase dependence of collective fluorescence via interferences from incoherent pumping. In: Optics Communications, 2004, 379-384
2003M. Macovei, and C. H. Keitel: Laser Control of Collective Spontaneous Emission. In: Phys. Rev. Lett. , 2003, 123601-1-123601-4
2003M. Macovei, J. Evers, and Ch. H. Keitel: Phase Control of Collective Quantum Dynamics. In: Phys. Rev. Lett., 2003, 233601-1-233601-4