We are fascinated by and working on ...

  • Universal matter-wave interferometry & the foundations of physics
    • Towards metal cluster interferometry:
      a new material class in quantum physics to probe the interface to the classical world.  
    • From Polypeptide towards Protein interferometry:
      a new material class to study complexity & dynamics of biomolecules in quantum physics.   
  • Cooling and quantum optomechanics 
    • Optical cooling of non-spherical nanoparticles to explore their rotational quantum states.
    • Trapping & cooling of nanobiological matter to harvest their internal complexity. 
  • Enabling technologies for quantum experiments
    • Sources of metal clusters, dielectric and biological nanomaterials: for matter-wave interferometry.
    • Single-photon charge control and coherent beam splitting of proteins & metal clusters. 
    • Interfeormeter concepts for complex nanomatter.
  • Quantum sensors
    • Matter-wave deflectometers with high better than yocto-Newton force sensitivity:
      ... to measure electro-magnetic, optical & dynamical properties of molecules of interst to biology and chemistry.
    • Trapped nanorotors: 
      ... to realize highly sensitive torque & rotations sensors on the micron scale.  
    • Superconducting nanowire detectors:
      ... for mass spectrometry and molecule analysis, harvesting the sensitivity of quantum phase transitions.

 Latest News

24.03.2023
 

Invited talks by Markus Arndt, Philipp Rieser and Ksenija Simonovics at the NPL seminar "Mass Spectrometry meets Quantum Science".

06.03.2023
 

A comprehensive introduction on Matter Waves: from electrons, over atoms and molecules to nanoparticles

06.03.2023
 

Evanescent field trapping and manipulation from cold atoms to microparticles

08.02.2023
 

Optical trapping of laser cooled molecules, ultracold collisions and molecular clock making

31.01.2023
 

We welcome Dorian Schiffer as a new Master intern in our team!

18.01.2023
 

We welcome Bruno Eduardo Ramírez Galindo as a new PhD student in our team!