Experimental Quantum Optics
and Photonics Group


Nonlinear and Superfluid Dynamics


Four-wave mixing

Four-wave mixing

Nonlinear Photonics

Nonlinear Photonics

Vortices in Superfluids

Vortices in Superfluids

Latest News

Spontaneously Sliding Multipole Spin Density Waves in Cold Atoms.

Spontaneously Sliding Multipole Spin Density Waves in Cold Atoms reported in Physical Review Letters

Spontaneously Sliding Multipole Spin Density Waves in Cold Atoms.
Generating Multiparticle Entangled States by Self-Organization.

Generating Multiparticle Entangled States by Self-Organization of Driven Ultracold Atoms reported in Physical Review Letters

Generating Multiparticle Entangled States by Self-Organization.
Review: Self-Organization in Cold Atoms Mediated by Diffractive Coupling.

Review on self-organization with single-mirror feedback “Self-Organization in Cold Atoms Mediated by Diffractive Coupling” in atoms

Review: Self-Organization in Cold Atoms Mediated by Diffractive Coupling.
MSCA-ETN ColOpt funded.

Thorsten Ackemann coordinates MSCA-European Training Network ColOpt (Collective Effects and Optomechanics in Ultra-cold Matter)

MSCA-ETN ColOpt funded.
Observation of self-organized hexagons via optomechanically nonlinearities.

Observation of self-organized hexagons via optomechanically nonlinearities reported in Nature Photonics, see News Release and coverage in Optics & Photonics News.

Observation of self-organized hexagons via optomechanically nonlinearities.

Recent publications

Interspecies Förster resonances for Rb-Cs Rydberg d-states for enhanced multi-qubit gate fidelities
Physical Review Research 6, 013293 (2024)
P. M. Ireland, D. M. Walker, J. D. Pritchard
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Benchmarking the algorithmic performance of near-term neutral atom processors
(2024)
Neutral atom quantum processors provide a viable route to scalable quantum computing, with recent demonstrations of high-fidelity and …
K. McInroy, N. Pearson, J. D. Pritchard
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Demonstration of quantum-enhanced rangefinding robust against classical jamming
Optics Express 32, 2916 (2024)
We demonstrate a quantum-enhanced lidar capable of performing confident target detection and rangefinding in the presence of strong, …
M. P. Mrozowski, R. J. Murchie, J. Jeffers, J. D. Pritchard
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Demonstration of weighted graph optimization on a Rydberg atom array using local light-shifts
(2024)
Neutral atom arrays have emerged as a versatile platform towards scalable quantum computation and optimization. In this paper we …
A. G. de Oliveira, E. Diamond-Hitchcock, D. M. Walker, M. T. Wells-Pestell, G. Pelegrí, C. J. Picken, G. P. A. Malcolm, A. J. Daley, J. Bass, J. D. Pritchard
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Commensurate and incommensurate 1D interacting quantum systems
Nature Communications 15, 474 (2024)
Abstract Single-atom imaging resolution of many-body quantum systems in optical lattices is routinely achieved with quantum-gas …
A. Di Carli, C. Parsonage, A. La Rooij, L. Koehn, C. Ulm, C. W. Duncan, A. J. Daley, E. Haller, S. Kuhr
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