We are fascinated by ...

  • Universal matter-wave interferometry
    • 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.
    • 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 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:
      ... to open new avenues to mass spectrometry, molecule analysis by harvesting the sensitivity of quantum states.

 Latest News

10.03.2020
 

3D Interactive Research Simulation of Molecule Interferometry now available in Portuguese.

24.02.2020
 

... for the publication on "Coriolis compensation via gravity in a matter-wave interferometer"!

19.02.2020
 

Our paper on "A fiber-based beam profiler for high-power laser beams in confined spaces and ultra-high vacuum" has been published in Optics Express!

17.02.2020
 

"Coriolis compensation via gravity in a matter-wave interferometer" got published in New Journal of Physics!

07.02.2020
 

The Austrian Science Funds has granted us a new project: Multiscale Cluster Interference (MUSCLE)

 

23.01.2020
 

"Quantum-Assisted Measurement of Atomic Diamagnetism" is now published in Physical Review X!