FIRST NAME:  Mihai
NAME:              Macovei
DATE & BIRTHPLACE:     24/XI/1972/  -  Republic of Moldova.
FAMILY:           married, one child.


FIELDS OF INTEREST:

STUDIES


        1990 - 1995:   Student at the Physics Department, Moldova
                               State University, Chisinau.
 
        1995 - 1998:   Post - graduate studies at the Institute of Applied
                               Physics, Academy of Sciences of Moldova,
                               Chisinau.
DEGREE

        1999:              Doctor in Physical and Mathematical Sciences:
                               "Collective Two-Photon Effects in Free Space and
                               Optical Cavities".  Institute of Applied Physics,
                               Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chisinau.

POSITIONS

        1998-2002:     Lecturer,
                                                  Physics  Department,
                                                  Technical University of Moldova,
                                                  Stefan Cel Mare Av., 168.
                                                  MD-2004 Chisinau,  MOLDOVA.


        1999:             Researcher,
        2003:             Senior Researcher
                                                  Institute of Applied Physics,
                                                  Academy of Sciences of Moldova,
                                                  Academiei str. 5, Chisinau
                                                  MD-2028, MOLDOVA.

FELLOWSHIPS

       2002 - 2003                      Humboldt Research Fellowship,
                                                 (University of Freiburg)

       2004 (present)                  Max- Planck Research Fellowship
                                                

Languages                                Romanian,  Russian, English, German.






a) PUBLICATIONS:




REVIEW ARTICLES:

1. M. Kiffner, M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel "Vacuum-Induced Processes in Multilevel Atoms"
Progress in Optics 55, 85- 197 (2010).


JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:


2.  Ni Cui, Mihai Macovei, Karen Z. Hatsagortsyan, and Christoph H. Keitel
"Manipulating  the  Annihilation  Dynamics of  Positronium via  Collective  Radiation"
Phys. Rev. Lett. (accepted, 2012).

3. Carsten Mueller, Mihai A. Macovei, Alexander B. Voitkiv  "Collectively enhanced resonant photoionization
in a multiatom ensemble" Phys. Rev. A 84, 055401 (2011).

4. Keyu Xia, Mihai Macovei, Joerg Evers "Stationary entanglement in strongly coupled qubits"
Phys. Rev. B 84, 184510 (2011).
(and November 2011 issue of Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity
and Virtual Journal of Quantum Information )

5. Luling Jin, Joerg Evers, Mihai Macovei "Photon scattering from strongly driven atomic ensembles"
Phys. Rev. A 84, 043812 (2011).

6. M. A. Macovei "Measuring photon-photon interactions via photon detection"
Phys. Rev. A 82, 063815 (2010).
( and December 2010 issue of  Virtual Journal of Quantum Information )

7.  M. Macovei, J. Evers, and C. H. Keitel "Quantum entanglement in dense multiqubit systems"
Jr. of Modern Optics  57 (14&15), 1287-1292 (2010).
(Special Issue dedicated to the memory of Prof. L. M. Narducci)

8. Mihai A. Macovei "Cooling a quantum circuit via coupling to a multiqubit system"
Phys. Rev. A  81, 043411 (2010).
(and May 2010 issue of Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity 
and Virtual Journal of Quantum Information )

9. Xiao-Tao Xie, Mihai A. Macovei "Single-Cycle Gap Soliton in a Subwavelength Structure"
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 073902 (2010).
(and March 2010 issue of Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science)

10. M. A. Macovei, J. Evers "Loading atom lasers by collectivity-enhanced optical pumping"
Phys. Rev. A 81, 013626 (2010).
(see also PRA Kaleidoscope Images: January 2010)

11. L. L. Jin, M. Macovei, S. Q. Gong, C. H. Keitel, J. Evers "Squeezing in strong light scattered
by a regular structure of atoms
" Optics Commun.  283, 790-794 (2010).
(Special Issue dedicated to the memory of Prof. Krzysztof Wodkiewicz).

12.  X.-T. Xie, M. Macovei, M. Kiffner,  C. H.  Keitel "Probing quantum superposition states with
few-cycle laser pulses
" J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 26(10), 1912-1917 (2009).
(and November 2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science)

13. Mihai A. Macovei, Xiao-Tao Xie "Two-photon cooling of a nonlinear quantum oscillator
Optics Commun.   282,  3930-3933 (2009).

14. M. Macovei, Y. Niu, Sh. Gong and C. H. Keitel "Correlated atomic population
fluctuations via the environmental reservoir
"  Jr. of Modern Optics 56 (6), 704 (2009).
(Special Issue: Quantum Control of Matter and Light).

15. K. 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"  Phys. Rev. B 79, 024519 (2009).
(and February 2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity,
Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology  and
Virtual Journal of Quantum Information )

16. G. Yu. Kryuchkyan, M. Macovei, and C. H. Keitel "Spatially entangled atomic
deflections in twin-photon light beams
" Phys. Rev. A 77, 035603, 2008.
(and April 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Quantum Information)

17. G.-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"
 Phys. Rev. A 76, 053827 (2007).
(and December 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Quantum Information)

18. Mihai Macovei, Gao-xiang Li "Entangled light via nonlinear vacuum-multiparticle
 interactions
" Phys. Rev. A  76,  023818 (2007).
 (and September 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Quantum Information)

19.  Mihai Macovei,  Christoph H. Keitel "Superbunched photons via a strongly
 pumped near-equispaced multiparticle system
"  Phys.  Rev.  B  75,  245325 (2007).
 (and July 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Quantum Information)

20. Mihai A. Macovei "Quantum tunneling through potentials induced by
vacuum-multiparticle interactions
" Phys. Rev. A 75, 043803 (2007).

21. M. Macovei,  J. Evers, C.  H. Keitel,  M.  S.  Zubairy "Localization of atomic
ensembles via superfluorescence
" Phys. Rev. A  75, 033801 (2007) .

22. M.  Macovei, J.  Evers, G.-x.  Li, C.  H. Keitel  "Strong-Field Spatial Interference
in a Tailored Electromagnetic Bath
"  Phys. Rev. Lett.  98, 043602  (2007).
(and February 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science)

23. Mihai A. Macovei  "Enhancing the superfluorescence via decay interference
Jr. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.  40, 387-392 (2007).

24. Mario Dal Col, Mihai Macovei, and Christoph H. Keitel "Controlling multiparticle
correlations  with a strong laser field
" Opt. Commun.  264, 407-412 (2006)
(Special issue on Quantum Control of Light and Matter).

25.  V. Ciornea, P.  Bardetschi, M. Macovei  "Slowing of the collective spontaneous emission
due to quantum interference effects" Fizica si Tehnica 2, 11-18 (2006) [in romanian].

26. M. Macovei,  Z. Ficek, C.  H.  Keitel "Collective coherent population trapping in a
thermal field
" Phys. Rev. A 73, 063821  (2006) .

27.  J. Evers, M. Kiffner, M. Macovei, C. H. Keitel "Geometry-dependent dynamics of two
Lambda-type atoms via vacuum-induced coherences
"  Phys. Rev. A  73, 023804  (2006).
 
28.  M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel "Quantum correlations of an atomic ensemble via
an incoherent bath
" Phys. Rev. A 72, 063809  (2005).

29.  M.  Macovei,  C. H. Keitel  "Rapid refractive index enhancements via laser-mediated
collectivity
"  J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt.  Phys. 38,  L315-L321 (2005).

30. M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel  "Coherent manipulation of collective three-level
systems
" Phys. Rev. A  71, 033802  (2005).

31. M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel  " Magnetic and thermal influences on collective
resonance fluorescence "  Europhysics Letters 68 (3), 391-397 (2004).

32. M. A. Macovei, J. Evers " Phase dependence of collective fluorescence
via interferences from incoherent pumping "  Opt. Commun. 240, 379-384 (2004).

33. M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel "Phase Control of Collective Quantum Dynamics"
Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 233601 (2003).

34. P. I. Bardetski  and  M. A. Macovei  "Cavity Steady-State Behaviors for a Single
Equidistant Three-Level Emitter"  Physica Scripta 67, 306-313 (2003).

35. M. Macovei, C. H. Keitel  "Laser Control of Collective Spontaneous Emission"
Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 123601  (2003).

36. N. A. Enaki, M. A. Macovei "Resonance two-photon interaction of radiators with
broadband squeezed field"  J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 33, 2163-2179 (2000).

37. Enaki N.A., Macovei M.A. "Two-photon cooperative decay in a cavity in the presence of
a thermalized electromagnetic field " Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics 88,
633-641 (1999)  [Zh. Eksp.Teor. Fiz. 1999, 115, pp. 1153-1167].

38. Enaki N.A., Macovei M.A. "Amplitude-squared squeezing in two-photon resonance
fluorescence" Optics Communications 157, 291-302 (1998).

39. Enaki N.A., Macovei M.A., Mihalache D. "Cooperative two-photon interaction with
nonclassical light" Physica A 258, 383-395 (1998).

40. Macovei M. A. "Correlation between the Photon Pairs" Surface Engineering and
Applied  Electrochemistry  5-6, 85-87 (1998) [in russian].

41. Enaki N. A., Macovei M. A. " Cooperative emission in the process of cascade and
dipole-forbidden transitions" Phys. Rev. A 56, 3274 - 3286 (1997).



In preparation/submitted

i)    L. L. Jin, M. Macovei,  J. Evers
ii)   N. Cui, M. Macovei, K. Z. Hatsagortsyan, and C. H. Keitel
iii)  F. Oster, C. H. Keitel, M. Macovei





b) OTHER PUBLICATIONS


BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS:


1. M. Macovei, J. Evers and C. H. Keitel "Strong-field spatial intensity-intensity correlations of
light scattered from regular structures of atoms
" in " Recent Research Topic and Developments
in Chemical Physics: From Quantum Scale to Macroscale "  21-34  (2008) [ISBN: 978-81-7895-316-8].
Editors: Andreas F. Terzis and Emmanuel Paspalakis.



CONTRIBUTED PAPERS IN CONFERENCES


2.  M. Macovei, G. Yu. Kryuchkyan, G.-X. Li  "Entangled light and matter waves via non-linear
     interactions"  in Modern Optics and Photonics (World Scientific, ISBN-13 978-981-4313-26-1;
     ISBN-10 981-4313-26-2 ),  pp. 32-47 (2010).

3.  M. Macovei, J. Evers, G.-x. Li and C. H. Keitel "Strong-field spatial quantum interference in
     a tailored electromagnetic reservoir
"  Proc. of  III International Conference "Frontiers of
    Nonlinear Physics" pp. 189-190, July 3 - 9 /2007/  Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

4.  M. Macovei, J. Evers, M. S. Zubairy "Localization of a small collection of
     fluorescing atoms
" Proc. SPIE  6603, 66032C (2007).

5.  J. Evers, M. Mahmoudi, and M. Macovei "Quantum interference in light
     scattering and propagation
" Proc. SPIE  6603, 66031F (2007).

6.  Macovei Mihai, Bardetschi Profiri "Photon entanglement via incoherent pumping"
     Conferinta Nationala de Telecomunicatii /Electronica si Informatica - UTM/ p.147-150,
     Chisinau, Moldova (May 19-20, 2006).

7.   J. Evers, U. D. Jentschura, M. Macovei, C. H. Keitel " Vacuum-mediated incoherent processes
     in coherently prepared media "  Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 5842, 241-256 (2005).

8.  Profirii Bardetschi and Mihai Macovei "Sub-natural spectral lines via quantum interferences"
     Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on "Microelectronics and Computer Science"
     pp. 120-123 (Volume 1),  Chisinau, Moldova (September 15-17, 2005).

9.  N. A. Enaki, M. Macovei " Thermal stimulation of cooperative two-photon decay
     in a microcavity" Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 4417, 335-338 (2001).

10.  N. A. Enaki, M. A. Macovei "Nonlinear two-photon interaction of radiators with
     broadband squeezed vacuum" AIP Conf. Proc. 519, 635-641 (2000).

11.  Enachi N., Macovei M. "Cooperative gamma-ray generation stimulated by X-ray pulse"
       Proceedings of the First International Induced Gamma Emission Workshop'97,
       August 16-20, PREDEAL, ROMANIA, 603-614 (1999).

12.  M. Macovei and N. Enaki " Possibility of two-photon superradiance in microcavities"
       Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 3405, 399-405 (1998).

13.  N. A. Enaki, M. A. Macovei " Two-photon cooperative absorption and radiation of
       nonclassical light " Proceedings of the 17th Congress of the International Commission
       for Optics 1996, SPIE 2778, Optics for Science and New Technology p. 766 [TAEJON, KOREA, 1996].

14.  N. A. Enaki, M. A. Macovei "Cooperative two-photon emission in the microcavity"
       NATO ASI Series, 3. High Technology -36,  p. 458, [CHISINAU, MOLDOVA 1996].



TALKS

a) invited

1. M. Macovei, X.-T. Xie, M. Kiffner, C. H. Keitel, "Single-cycle quantum dynamics induced by
     an ultra-short laser pulse" 19th International Laser Physics Workshop (LPHYS'10), July 05 - 09,
     2010 Foz do Iguacu, Brazil  (35min).

2.  M. Macovei, G. Y. Kryuchkyan, G.-x. Li, C. H. Keitel, "Entangled light and matter waves via
     nonlinear interactions
"  Modern Problems in Optics & Photonics, August 27 - September 2,
     2009 Yerevan, Armenia (Plenary Talk, 40min).

3.  M. Macovei, J. Evers and C. H. Keitel "Particle correlations in strongly pumped small-sized
     many-atom ensembles" Nanoscale Phenomena - Fundamentals and Applications: NANO-2007,
     September 20-22 /2007/ Chisinau, Moldova (15min).

4.  M. Macovei, J. Evers, G.-x. Li and C. H. Keitel "Strong-field spatial quantum interference in
    a tailored electromagnetic reservoir
" Frontiers of Nonlinear Physics, July 3-9 /2007/ 
     Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (30 min).

5.  M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel, M. S. Zubairy "Localization of a small collection of  fluorescing
    atoms"  SPIE Fluctuations and Noise, 20-24 May /2007/  Florence, Italy (20 min)

6.  Mihai Macovei "Multi-Particle Dark and Bright States"
     Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan, China (60 min, April 02 - 20 / 2007)

7.  Mihai Macovei "Photon Statistics and Interference in Multi-Particle Extended Systems"
     Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan, China (60 min, April 02 - 20 / 2007)

8.  M. Macovei,  J.  Evers and C. H. Keitel  "Enhanced Optical Response in Multi-Atom Ensembles"
     Proceedings of 2nd International  Conference on Current Developments in  Atomic, Molecular
     &  Optical Physics with Applications, March 21-23/2006/  New Delhi, India (30 min).



b)  contributed

1. M. Macovei, F. Oster, C. H. Keitel "Generation of correlated photon pairs in different frequency ranges"
    Spring meeting of the DPG, Stuttgart  12 - 16.03.2012  (15 min).  

2.  M. Macovei,  J.  Evers and  C. H. Keitel "Quantum entanglement in dense multiparticle samples"
     Spring meeting of the DPG, Hannover  08 - 12.03.2010  (15 min).  
 
3.   Mihai Macovei, Xiao-Tao Xie, Martin Kiffner, and Christoph H. Keitel
     "Phase dependent quantum dynamics induced by ultrashort laser pulses"
     CEWQO 2008, Belgrade  (Serbia), 30 May - 03 June 2008 (20 min).

4.  Mihai Macovei, Joerg Evers, and Christoph H. Keitel "Light interference and localization of
     strongly driven multiparticle systems
" CEWQO 2007, Palermo, 1-5 June 2007 (20 min).

5.  Mihai Macovei "Resonant quantum tunneling via vacuum-multiparticle interactions"
     Spring meeting of the DPG, Dusseldorf  19 - 23.03.2007  (15 min).   

6.  M. Macovei,  J.  Evers and C. H. Keitel "Quantum correlations between photons
     scattered by strongly pumped regular structures
"
     Spring meeting of the DPG, Dusseldorf  19 - 23.03.2007  (15 min).   
 
7.  Mihai Macovei, Christoph H. Keitel "Large refractive indices in collective atomic systems"
     Spring meeting of the DPG, Frankfurt  13 - 17.03.2006  (15 min).   

8.  Mihai Macovei "Control of collective quantum dynamics with moderately intense laser-fields"
     Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg 21.04.2005 (45 min).

9.  M. Macovei,  J.  Evers and C. H. Keitel  "Control Schemes for Collective Resonance Fluorescence"
     Spring meeting of the DPG, Berlin  04 - 09.03.2005  (15 min).

10.  M. Macovei,  J.  Evers and  C. H. Keitel  "Strong Field Control of Collective Quantum Dynamics "
       In Abstracts of  "Frontiers in Optics" Conference - October 2004, Rochester,  USA  (15 min).

11.  M. A. Macovei " Controlling of Collective Resonance Fluorescence" In Abstracts of 4th International
     Conference BiT+ "Technologies of the Information Society" pp. 7, Chisinau 2004, Moldova (15 min).



POSTERS


1.  M. Macovei, Z. Ficek and C. H. Keitel "Disentanglement in collective coherent population
     trapping
"  ICAP, 16-21 July 2006 (Innsbruck, Austria).

2.  M. Macovei, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel "Photon antibunching and superbunching via collectivity", 
     Physikertagung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft  (DPG), Frankfurt 13 - 17.03.2006.

3.  M. Macovei,  J. Evers and  C. H. Keitel "Laser-Control of Vacuum-Correlated Multi-Particle
     Quantum Dynamics " GRC Conference on Quantum Control of Light and Matter,
     31 July - 05 August /2005/, Colby College in Waterville ME, USA.

4.  M. Macovei and C. H. Keitel " Strong-Field Manipulation of Collective Two-Atom Interaction", 
     Physikertagung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft  (DPG), Hannover,  03.2003.



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