Hi,
I'm in the third year of my undergraduate studies - physics - and trying to begin with some research. I am really interested in quantum optics - and rather experimental than theoretical.
There is a center for quantum information at my university, which has a really good reputation, but...
http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/2005/index.html
Glauber, Hall and Haensch.
Glauber for his quantum optics,
the two others for their contribution to spectroscopy.