Group News (2021)14 October 2021|ilp SengstockGerchberg-Saxton algorithm for homogenous optical tweezer arraysPhoto: Timo Eikelmann / UHHWe have successfully implemented a modified Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm for fast high-fidelity optimization and homogenization of optical tweezer...12 August 2021|AG WeitenbergFloquet engineering of quantum gasesPhoto: UHH/Weitenberg, SimonetIn a new review article in Nature Physics, Christof Weitenberg and Juliette Simonet from the ILP give a current overview and a basic introduction to...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...26 January 2021|ILP SengstockUltrafast Electron Cooling in an Expanding Ultracold PlasmaPhoto: UHH/GroßmannPlasma dynamics critically depends on density and temperature, thus well-controlled experimental realizations are essential benchmarks for theoretical...