Scientific achievements11 July 2022|ilp SengstockMulti-frequency optical lattice for dynamic lattice-geometry controlPhoto: UHHWe have developed a new scheme for tunable optical lattices that can switch, ramp or modulate between a honeycomb, boron-nitride and triangular...19 April 2022|ilp SengstockFormation of spontaneous density-wave patterns in DC driven latticesPhoto: adapted fromPhys. Rev. X 12, 021014 (2022)In a collaboration with the theory group of Ludwig Mathey, we have observed and explained surprising density-wave patterns, which form in BECs in...12 July 2021|ilp SengstockTopologische Materie - ultrakalt. Ultrakalte Atome liefern neue Einblicke in topologische QuantenmateriePhoto: Monika AidelsburgerIn einem aktuellen Überblicksartikel im Physik Journal geben Monika Aidelsburger (LMU München) und Christof Weitenberg (ILP, UHH) eine...21 April 2021|ilp SengstockQuantum gas magnifier for sub-lattice-resolved imaging of three-dimensional quantum systemsPhoto: Adapted from Asteria et al., Nature 599, 571 (2021)Imaging is central for gaining microscopic insight into physical systems, but direct imaging of ultracold atoms in optical lattices as modern quantum...1 February 2021|ilp SengstockUnsupervised machine learning of topological phasesPhoto: Anna Dawid, adapted from Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. 2, 035037 (2021)Identifying phase transitions is one of the key challenges in quantum many-body physics. Recently, machine learning methods have been shown to be an...17 September 2018|ilp SengstockIdentifying quantum phase transitions using artificial neural networks on experimental dataPhoto: Adapted from Nat. Phys. 15, 917 (2019)Machine learning techniques such as artificial neural networks are currently revolutionizing many technological areas and have also proven successful...29 May 2018|ilp SengstockMeasuring quantized circular dichroism in ultracold topological matterPhoto: AG SengstockThe topology of two-dimensional materials traditionally manifests itself through the quantization of the Hall conductance, which is revealed in...17 February 2018|ilp SengstockNick Fläschner erhält SAMOP-Dissertationspreis der DPGPhoto: AG SengstockNick Fläschner erhält den Dissertationspreis 2018 für seine Dissertation mit dem Titel "Ultracold Fermions in Tunable Hexagonal Lattices: From...17 January 2018|ilp SengstockHigh-precision multiband spectroscopy of ultracold fermions in a nonseparable optical latticePhoto: AG SengstockSpectroscopic tools are fundamental for the understanding of complex quantum systems. Here we demonstrate high-precision multi-band spectroscopy in a...8 September 2017|ilp SengstockCharacterizing topology by dynamics: Chern number from linking numberPhoto: AG SengstockTopology plays an important role in modern solid state physics describing intriguing quantum states such as topological insulators. It is an...Show all news