Our experiments use ultracold atoms to build controllable quantum many-body systems.
We are developing a novel experimental platform for quantum simulation with ultracold fermionic Yb atoms. Our main goal is to realize novel techniques for local control in optical lattices by combining optical lattices with optical tweezer arrays.
Quantum gas microscope with bosonic caesium atoms to study topological many-body phases of matter and out-of-equilibrium dynamics of strongly-interacting quantum systems. We have developed techniques to measure local kinetic operators to go beyond simple occupation measurements.
We are developing novel experimental techniques to study genuine out-of-equilibrium topological phases of matter in periodically-driven optical lattices.
Neutral-atom arrays have gained increasing importance in the development of quantum computing architectures. Alkaline-earth(-like) atoms such as Yb offer unique opportunities for high-fidelity detection via shelving, trapping of Rydberg states and high-fidelity single-photon Rydberg excitations.
We launched a new project in March 2024, where we aim to combine neutral atom quantum technologies with high precision spectroscopy to study fundamental physics.
Alongside our experiments we collaborate closely with theory groups on quantum simulation, lattice gauge theories, topological phases and out-of-equilibrium dynamics.