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Welcome! We are carrying out research in the field of quantum optics and quantum many-body systems using ultracold atomic and molecular quantum gases at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and the Ludwig Maximilians University. Furthermore, our group is part of the Munich Quantum Center.

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NEWS

A glimpse into the lithium lab set-up at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics.

Observation of emergent scaling of spin-charge correlations at the onset of the pseudogap

January 23, 2026

In this work, a quantum gas microscope was used to investigate how magnetic correlations evolve at the onset of the pseudogap in the Fermi–Hubbard model, a paradigmatic theoretical framework for…

Long-range interacting quantum systems under a quantum-gas microscope

January 15, 2026

The competition between different length scales in quantum many-body systems gives rise to phenomena such as correlated dynamics and nonlocal order.

Micius Quantum Prize for Immanuel Bloch

August 12, 2025

This year, the Award, named after the ancient Chinese philosopher goes to Immanuel Bloch.

Immanuel Bloch receives first Bavarian Hightech Award

April 11, 2025

The new technology award was presented to him by Bavarian Minister of Science Markus Blume during a ceremonial event at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.

Group seminar at MPQ and Zoom: Photonic correlations and quantum interference in quantum dot light-matter interfaces

May 12, 2026

Lennart Jehle, University of Vienna, Austria
Group seminar at MPQ lecture hall and Zoom
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 09.15am (CEST)

Group seminar at MPQ and Zoom: Optical Conveyor-Belt Transport of Ultracold 171Yb Atoms for Neutral Atom Computing

May 05, 2026

Enzo Bocquel, ISIS, University of Strasbourg, France
Group seminar at MPQ lecture hall and Zoom
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 09:00 am (MEZ)

Group seminar at MPQ and Zoom: Scaling spin qubit processors beyond one dimension

April 30, 2026

Sasha Ivlev, TU Delft, Netherlands
Group seminar at MPQ lecture hall and Zoom
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 09:00am (MEZ)

Group seminar at MPQ and Zoom: Hardware-efficient quantum error correction with neutral atom qubits

April 28, 2026

Laura Pecorari ISIS Strasbourg, France
Group seminar at MPQ lecture hall and Zoom
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 09:00am (MEZ)

Group seminar at MPQ and Zoom: Towards modular fault-tolerant neutral atom quantum computers

April 23, 2026

Josiah Sinclair, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Group seminar at MPQ lecture hall and Zoom
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 09:00am (MEZ)

Latest news from our group

Maximilian successfully defended his PhD Thesis!

March 16, 2026

Maximilian Ammenwerth successfully defended his PhD Thesis “Fast Multi-Photon Single-Qubit Operations in Arrays of Strontium Atoms”

We warmly congratulate you Maximilian and wish you all the best for your future.

Robin successfully defended his PhD Thesis!

December 11, 2025

Robin Eberhard successfully defened his PhD Thesis “Quantum Control and Computing with Neutral ⁸⁸Sr Atoms”

We warmly congratulate you Robin and wish you all the best for your future.

Alex Hesse at his doctoral graduation ceremony

Alexander successfully defended his PhD Thesis!

December 01, 2025