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Welcome! We are carrying out research in the field of quantum optics and quantum many-body systems using ultracold atomic and molecular quantum gases at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and the Ludwig Maximilians University. Furthermore, our group is part of the Munich Quantum Center.

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NEWS

Local Readout and Control of Current and Kinetic Energy Operators in Optical Lattices

August 12, 2024

Using quantum gas microscopes, the wavefunction of a quantum system can be probed with microscopic resolution through projective measurements. By nature of the optical imaging techniques that are used…

Real-space detection and manipulation of topological edge modes with ultracold atoms

June 10, 2024

Topological materials, in contrast to "ordinary" materials host edge modes which enable dissipation-free transport along the system's boundary. The transport enabled by the edge mode is robust to…

Fine-Structure Qubit Encoded in Metastable Strontium Trapped in an Optical Lattice

April 15, 2024

There are three promising candidates for high-quality qubits in two-electron atoms. First, a valence electron can be excited on an ultranarrow optical transition (clock qubit). Second, the spin of the…

A detailed look into the 2D SU(N) Fermi-Hubbard Model

March 18, 2024

One of the important elements at the core of physics is the symmetry of a physical system. This can be a classical "left-right"-symmetry that we all know from everyday life, but also a symmetry that…

Group seminar at MPQ and Zoom: STIRAP Pathway to Rovibronic-ground-state LiRb Guided by a Genetics-based Deperturbation Analysis

September 10, 2024

Yide Yin, Dalian Institute of Technology, China
Group seminar at MPQ lecture hall and Zoom
Tuesday, 10 September, 09:00am (MEZ)

Group seminar at MPQ and Zoom: Dynamic processes in Rydberg-atom–ion Systems

August 01, 2024

Moritz Berngruber, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Group seminar at MPQ lecture hall B 0.32 and Zoom
Thursday, 01 August, 09:00 am (MEZ)

Group seminar at LMU and Zoom: A phase microscope for quantum gases

July 16, 2024

Justus Brüggenjürgen, University of Hamburg, Germany
Group seminar at LMU seminar room and Zoom
Tuesday, 16 July, 09:00am (MEZ)

Group seminar at LMU and Zoom: Characterization of Chirped Bragg Grating for Ultrafast Excitation of Rydberg atoms.

June 27, 2024

Arnab Maity, Ohmori lab, Japan
Group seminar at LMU seminar room and Zoom
Thursday, 27 June, 4:00pm (MEZ)

Special Group seminar and Zoom: Metrology, Topology and High-Pressure Superconductivity: Three Vignettes

June 19, 2024

Prof Norman Yao, Harvard University, USA
Group seminar at MPQ lecture hall and Zoom
Wednesday, 19 June, 09:00am (MEZ)

Latest news from our group

Xing-Yan in the finalist for the renowned Deborah Jin Doctoral Thesis Award