Group seminar at MPQ and Zoom: Engineering cooperative coupling of light with atomic arrays
 

Prof. Janne Ruostekoski, Lancaster University, UK
Group seminar at MPQ lecture hall and Zoom
Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 09:00am (MEZ)

Atomic planar arrays offer a novel emerging quantum-optical many-body system in which light mediates strong interactions between the atoms. The regular lattice structure provides a cooperatively enhanced light-matter coupling and allows for increased control and harnessing of these interactions. In particular, the atomic planar arrays share features with fabricated nanophotonic systems that have shown great promise in manipulating and structuring classical light. Here we highlight some recent theoretical results which illustrate similarities to quantum optical and condensed matter phenomena.