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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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We are always looking for Master students, PhD students and Postdocs.

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

Our Labs

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NEWS

Microscopic electronic structure tomography of Rydberg macrodimers

May 04, 2021

Precise control and study of molecules is challenging due to the variety of internal degrees of freedom and local coordinates that are typically not controlled in an experiment. Employing quantum gas…

IMPRS PhD positions - Call for Applications 2021

December 17, 2020

The International Max Planck Research School for Quantum Science and Technology is opening
new PhD positions in fall 2021!

Deadline for application is March 1st, 2021

Lithium microscope featured on Nature Physics cover

October 12, 2020

Nature Physics is celebrating its 15th birthday in its October issue and our lithium experiment contributed to the cover.

A subradiant optical mirror formed by a single structured atomic layer

July 24, 2020

Versatile interfaces with strong and tunable light–matter interactions are cornerstones for quantum science as they enable the mapping of quantum properties between light and matter. Single atoms are…

Group Seminar via Zoom: Continuous loading of atoms into a high finesse cavity in the lamb dicke regime

June 22, 2021

Julia Cline, JILA
Group Seminar via video conference (Zoom)
Tuesday, June 22nd, 9.00 am (MEZ)

Group Seminar via Zoom: A triangular-lattice Fermi gas microscope

June 15, 2021

Peter Schauß, University of Virginia
Group Seminar via video conference (Zoom)
Tuesday, June 15th, 3:00pm (MEZ)

Group Seminar via Zoom: Ultracold atoms experiment in Warsaw

June 01, 2021

Paweł Arciszewski, Warsaw
Group Seminar via video conference (Zoom)
Tuesday, June 1st, 2021, 9:00 am (MEZ)

Group Seminar via Zoom: Ultra-low noise high-voltage controller and arbitrary potentials generation for polar molecules

May 25, 2021

Benedikt Heizenreder (Molecules Lab)
Group Seminar via video conference (Zoom)
Tuesday, May 25th, 2021, 9:00am (MEZ)

Group Seminar via Zoom: Quantum gas magnifier for sub-lattice-resolved imaging of three-dimensional quantum systems

May 04, 2021

Christof Weitenberg (Univ. Hamburg)
Group Seminar via video conference (Zoom)
Tuesday, May 4th, 2021, 9:00am (MEZ)