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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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Our entire group: Bachelor, Master and PhD Students, Postdoctoral Researchers and Senior Scientists as well as Technical and Administrative staff.

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NEWS

A subwavelength atomic array switched by a single Rydberg atom

February 22, 2023

Enhancing light–matter coupling at the level of single quanta is essential for numerous applications in quantum science. The cooperative optical response of subwavelength atomic arrays has been found…

Transition from a polaronic condensate to a degenerate Fermi gas of heteronuclear molecules

February 14, 2023

The interplay of quantum statistics and interactions in atomic Bose–Fermi mixtures leads to a phase diagram markedly different from pure fermionic or bosonic systems. However, investigating this phase…

Field-linked resonances of polar molecules

February 02, 2023

Scattering resonances are an essential tool for controlling interactions of ultracold atoms and molecules. However, conventional Feshbach scattering resonances, which have been extensively studied in…

Magnetically mediated hole pairing in fermionic ladders of ultracold atoms

January 19, 2023

Conventional superconductivity emerges from pairing of charge carriers – electrons or holes – mediated by phonons. In many unconventional superconductors, the pairing mechanism is conjectured to be…

Group Seminar via Zoom: Multilevel Quantum Simulation and Quantum Control Based On Single Trapped 171Y b+ Ion

March 23, 2023

Qifeng Lao, Sun Yat Sen University
Group Seminar via Zoom
Thursday, March 23nd, 09:00 am (MEZ)

Group Seminar at MPQ: Electric-field-controlled dipolar collisions between cold and trapped polyatomic molecules

March 21, 2023

Florian Jung, Quantum Dynamics Division MPQ
Group Seminar at MPQ lecture hall and zoom
Tuesday, March 21st, 09:00am (MEZ)

Group Seminar via Zoom: Miniaturized Atomic Clocks for Timekeeping

March 02, 2023

Zhichao Yuan, Peking University
Group Seminar via Zoom
Thursday, March 2nd, 11:00am (MEZ)

Group Seminar at MPQ: High Power Microwave Antenna, Electronics and Related Measurements

February 28, 2023

Shrestha Biswas, MPQ
Group Seminar at MPQ lecture hall and zoom
Tuesday, February 28th , 09:00am MEZ)

Group Seminar: Storage of light on hot Rydberg atoms and noble-gas spins

February 23, 2023

Eran Reches, Weizmann Institute
Group Seminar at MPQ lecture hall and Zoom
Thursday, February 23rd , 09:00am (MEZ)

Latest news from our group

Pascal receives SAMOP Dissertation Prize by the German Physical Society